%0 Journal Article %A Claro, Tânia %A Galvin, Sandra %A Cahill, Orla %A Fitzgerald-Hughes, Deirdre %A Daniels, Stephen %A Humphreys, Hilary %D 2019 %T What is the best method? Recovery of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli from inanimate hospital surfaces. %U https://repository.rcsi.com/articles/journal_contribution/What_is_the_best_method_Recovery_of_methicillin-resistant_Staphylococcus_aureus_and_extended-spectrum_-lactamase-producing_Escherichia_coli_from_inanimate_hospital_surfaces_/10768238 %2 https://repository.rcsi.com/ndownloader/files/19280756 %K Escherichia coli %K Hospitals %K Interior Design and Furnishings %K Methicillin Resistance %K Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus %K Quality Control %K Specimen Handling %K beta-Lactamases %K Clinical Microbiology %X

Environmental sampling in hospitals, when required, needs to be reliable. We evaluated different methods of sampling methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli on 5 materials of the hospital setting. Petrifilms and contact plates were superior to swabs for all of the surfaces studied.

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