Claro, Tânia Galvin, Sandra Cahill, Orla Fitzgerald-Hughes, Deirdre Daniels, Stephen Humphreys, Hilary What is the best method? Recovery of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli from inanimate hospital surfaces. <p>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.</p> Escherichia coli;Hospitals;Interior Design and Furnishings;Methicillin Resistance;Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus;Quality Control;Specimen Handling;beta-Lactamases;Clinical Microbiology 2019-11-22
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