Elution efficiency of healthcare pathogens from environmental sampling tools

Standardizing healthcare surface sampling requires the evaluation of sampling tools for organism adherence. Here, 7 sampling tools were evaluated to assess their elution efficiencies in the presence of 5 pathogens. Foam sponges (80.6%), microfiber wipes (80.5%), foam swabs (77.9%), and cellulose spo...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2020-02, Vol.41 (2), p.226-3
Hauptverfasser:	West-Deadwyler, Rolieria M, Moulton-Meissner, Heather A, Rose, Laura J, Noble-Wang, Judith A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bacteria - isolation & purification Cellulose Efficiency Environmental Microbiology Environmental monitoring Environmental Monitoring - instrumentation Health care Organisms Pathogens Polyesters Specimen Handling - instrumentation Specimen Handling - methods Staphylococcus infections
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Zusammenfassung:	Standardizing healthcare surface sampling requires the evaluation of sampling tools for organism adherence. Here, 7 sampling tools were evaluated to assess their elution efficiencies in the presence of 5 pathogens. Foam sponges (80.6%), microfiber wipes (80.5%), foam swabs (77.9%), and cellulose sponges (66.5%) yielded the highest median elution efficiencies.
ISSN:	0899-823X 1559-6834
DOI:	10.1017/ice.2019.264