title: Dry collection and culture methods for recovery of methicillin-susceptible and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains from indoor home environments.
abstract: Staphylococcus aureus in home environments may serve as a reservoir for human colonization, making sampling of indoor surfaces relevant to exposure assessment. Using laboratory experiments and application to homes of asthmatic children in Barbados, we characterize microbiological methods adapted for settings with transportation delays between sampling and initiation of culture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. mdavis@jhsph.edu
authors.forename: Meghan F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Baron
authors.forename: Lance B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Price
authors.forename: D'Ann L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Selvi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jeyaseelan
authors.forename: Ian R
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: Hambleton
authors.forename: Gregory B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Diette
authors.forename: Patrick N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Breysse
authors.forename: Meredith C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: McCormack
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods; D001460:Barbados; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D003470:Culture Media; D004391:Dust / Q000032:analysis*; D006794:Household Articles; D006801:Humans; D008712:Methicillin / Q000494:pharmacology; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013784:Textiles / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D003470:Culture Media; D004391:Dust; D008712:Methicillin