title: What is the best method? Recovery of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli from inanimate hospital surfaces.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Education, and Research Centre, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland.
authors.forename: Tânia
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Claro
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Galvin
authors.forename: Orla
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Cahill
authors.forename: Deirdre
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fitzgerald-Hughes
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Daniels
authors.forename: Hilary
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Humphreys
mesh_terms: D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000201:enzymology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006761:Hospitals; D007374:Interior Design and Furnishings; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011786:Quality Control; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D001618:beta-Lactamases