Comparison of Nylon Flocked Swab and Cellulose Sponge Method for Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae and Gram-negative Organism Recovery from High Touch Surfaces in Patient Rooms

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• Alternative Title:
  Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
• Personal Author:
  Rock, Clare ; Anderson, Michael ; Lewis, Shawna ; Scheeler, Verna ; Nowakowski, Elaine ; Hsu, Yea-Jen ; Milstone, Aaron M. ; Carroll, Karen C ; Maragakis, Lisa L ; Simner, Patricia J
• Corporate Authors:
  CDC Prevention Epicenters Program
• Description:
  The ideal sampling method and benefit of qualitative versus quantitative culture for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) recovery in hospitalized patient rooms and bathrooms is unknown. Although the use of nylon-flocked swabs improved overall gram-negative organism recovery compared with cellulose sponges, they were similar for CRE recovery. Quantitative culture was inferior and unrevealing beyond the qualitative results.
• Subjects:
  Article
• Source:
  Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 39(10):1257-1261
• Pubmed ID:
  30152307
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6619416
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  R21 AI130608/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States ; U54 CK000447/CK/NCEZID CDC HHS/United States
• Volume:
  39
• Issue:
  10
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:525d761f34d733acfb5b2b481f7dfcd6aff8a269ac1963bca15eb99be56bbd09
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/79771/cdc_79771_DS1.pdf
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