본 연구는 정량적 미생물 위해평가(Quantitative microbial risk assessment: QMRA)에 절대적으로 필요한 9종의 식중독 세균, 2종의 바이러스, 1종의 원생동물에 대한 최소 감염량(minimum infective dose)을 선정한 연구이다. 주요 식중독 미생물들의 최소 감염량을 선정하기 위하여, 1980년부터 2012년까지 PubMed, ScienceDirect database 등에서 주요 식중독 미생물들의 최소 감염량 및 위해평가 자료 82종을 수집하였다. 수집된 자료는 메타분석(mata-analysis)에서 사용되고 있는 relative frequency(fi, 상대빈도 값)를 계산하여 가장 적정한 최소 감염량을 추정 및 선정하였다. 주요 식중독 미생물들의 최소 감염량은, B. cereus $10^5cells/g$ (fi = 0.32), C. jejuni 500 cells/g (fi = 0.57), Cl. perfringens $10^7cells/g$ (fi = 0.56), Pathogenic E. coli 중 EHEC 10 cells/g (fi = 0.47), ETEC $10^8cells/g$ (fi = 0.71), EPEC $10^6cells/g$ (fi = 0.70), EIEC $10^6cells/g$ (fi = 0.60), L. monocytogenes $10^2{sim}10^3cells/g$ (fi = 0.23), Salmonella spp. 10 cells/g (fi = 0.30), Shigella spp. 100 cells/g (fi = 0.32), S. aureus $10^5cells/g$ (fi = 0.45), V. parahaemolyticus $10^6cells/g$ (fi = 0.64), Hepatitis A virus $10{sim}10^2particles/g$ (fi = 0.33), Noro virus 10 particles/g (fi = 0.71), C. pavum $10{sim}10^2oocyst/g$ (fi = 0.33)으로 나타났다. 본 연구결과는 향후 국내 QMRA를 통한 위해수준 추정결과의 정확성을 향상시키는데 기여할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.
Minimum infective dose (MID) data has been recognized as an important and absolutely needed in quantitative microbiological assessment (QMRA). In this study, we performed a comprehensive literature review and meta-analysis to better quantify this association. The meta-analysis applied a final selection of 82 published papers for total 12 species foodborne disease pathogens (bacteria 9, virus 2, and parasite 1 species) which were identified and classified based on the dose-response models related to QMRA studies from PubMed, ScienceDirect database and internet websites during 1980-2012. The main search keywords used the combination "food", "foodborne disease pathogen", "minimum infective dose", and "quantitative microbiological risk assessment". The appropriate minimum infective dose for B. cereus, C. jejuni, Cl. perfringens, Pathogenic E. coli (EHEC, ETEC, EPEC, EIEC), L. monocytogenes, Salmonella spp., Shigella spp., S. aureus, V. parahaemolyticus, Hepatitis A virus, Noro virus, and C. pavum were $10^5cells/g$ (fi = 0.32), 500 cells/g (fi = 0.57), $10^7cells/g$ (fi = 0.56), 10 cells/g (fi = 0.47) / $10^8cells/g$ (fi = 0.71) / $10^6cells/g$ (fi = 0.70) / $10^6cells/g$ (fi = 0.60), $10^2{sim}10^3cells/g$ (fi = 0.23), 10 cells/g (fi = 0.30), 100 cells/g (fi = 0.32), $10^5cells/g$ (fi = 0.45), $10^6cells/g$ (fi = 0.64), $10{sim}10^2particles/g$ (fi = 0.33), 10 particles/g (fi = 0.71), and $10{sim}10^2oocyst/g$ (fi = 0.33), respectively. Therefore, these results provide the preliminary data necessary for the development of foodborne pathogens QMRA.
