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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Survival on Hospital Fomites

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2016

Robert Huang ,
Sanjay Mehta ,
Diane Weed  and
Connie Savor Price
Robert Huang
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, California
Sanjay Mehta
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland
Diane Weed
Affiliation:
Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Pathology, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, Colorado
Connie Savor Price*
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, Colorado University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado
*
700 Delaware Street, MC-4000, Denver, CO 80204-4507 (connie.price@dhha.org)
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Abstract

We examined the duration of survival of 2 strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) on 3 types of hospital fomites. MRSA survived for 11 days on a plastic patient chart, more than 12 days on a laminated tabletop, and 9 days on a cloth curtain. Irregular surfaces may help harbor organisms in the environment. In addition to contact precautions, MRSA containment during an outbreak should include concurrent environmental decontamination.

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Concise Communications
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 27 , Issue 11 , November 2006 , pp. 1267 - 1269
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2006

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