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Surface area matters: An evaluation of swabs and surface area for environmental surface sampling of healthcare pathogens
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5 2023
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Source: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 44(5):834-836
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Alternative Title:Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
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Description:Flocked and foam swabs were used to sample five healthcare pathogens from three sizes of steel and plastic coupons; 26 cm|, 323 cm|, and 645 cm|. As surface area increased, 1-2 log| decrease in recovered organisms (| < .05) was observed. Sampling 26-cm| yielded the optimal median percent of pathogens recovered.
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Pubmed ID:35695177
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC11005194
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