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Comparison of two swab types for recovery of Staphylococcus aureus and Candida auris from gloves and gowns

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 May 2023

Lyndsay M. O’Hara ,
J. Kristie Johnson ,
Indira French ,
Gwendolyn Paszkiewicz  and
Anthony D. Harris Open the ORCID record for Anthony D. Harris [Opens in a new window]
Lyndsay M. O’Hara*
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
J. Kristie Johnson
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Indira French
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Gwendolyn Paszkiewicz
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Anthony D. Harris
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
*
Correspondence author: Lyndsay M. O’Hara, E-mail: lohara@som.umaryland.edu
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Abstract

Known concentrations of Staphylococcus aureus and Candida auris were applied on gloves and gowns then sampled with E-swabs and BBL liquid Amies swabs. The mean numbers of colony-forming units per milliliter (CFU/mL) obtained from culture of the 2 swab types were not different, suggesting that either can be used for recovery of these two pathogens from personal protective equipment.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 44 , Issue 11 , November 2023 , pp. 1870 - 1872
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© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

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