A grand total of 60 random samples of chicken and meat (30 of each) before and after cooking (n=15 of
each) of both type was collected from a university student hostel, Egypt for microbiological
examination. The average values of aerobic plate count and anaerobic count (cfu/g) were
5.4x10⁴±7.9x10³ and 2.6x10⁴±4.4x10³ for raw meat, 3.6x10⁴±2.1x10³ and 2.2x10⁴±3.8x10³ for raw
chicken meat ,1.2x10⁴±1.9x10³,1.3x10⁴± 4.9x10³ for cooked meat and 1.9x10⁴±2.2x10³ &
1.3x10⁴±4.9x10³ cfu/g for cooked chicken meat, respectively. Moreover, the incidence of S.
Typhimurium, Staph aureus and C. perfringens were 13.33%, 13.33% and 47.6%for raw chicken meat,
0.0, 13.33%, 26.66 % for cooked chicken meat. While, 6.67%, 20%, 20% for raw meat and
0.0,13.33%,13.33% for cooked meat examined samples, respectively for total examined samples. The
public health importance of isolated microorganisms and recommended applications were discussed.