Table 1.

Number of pathogenic and indicator organisms isolated from different food establishments, butcher shops, and abattoir in Jimma City, Southwest Ethiopia, 2009.

Sample source	Food establishments involved in the survey	Food establishments positive for pathogenic organisms	Food establishments positivefor indicator organisms
Hotels
A	6	2 (33%)	6 (100%)
B	13	5 (39%)	12 (92%)
C	5	2 (40%)	5 (100%)
Butcher shop	5	3 (60%)	5 (100%)
Abattoir	1	1 (100%)	1 (100%)
Total	30	13 (43.3%)	29 (96.7%)

Key: A, B, C are food establishments categorized according to their standards set by the Jimma town municipality (see the result section).