Comparative analysis of sampling and detection methods for fungal contamination on common healthcare environment surface materials.
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Warren, BG; Graves, A; Barrett, A; Nelson, A; Stiegel, M; Smith, B; Schwartz, I; Anderson, DJ
Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology
May 2024
We evaluated sampling and detection methods for fungal contamination on healthcare surface materials, comparing the efficacy of foam sponges, flocked swabs, and Replicate Organism Detection And Counting (RODAC) plates alongside culture-based quantification and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). Findings indicate that sponge sampling and qPCR detection performed best, suggesting a foundation for future studies aiming to surveillance practices for fungi.
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1559-6834
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0899-823X
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May 2024
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- Epidemiology
- 42 Health sciences
- 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
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Warren, B. G., Graves, A., Barrett, A., Nelson, A., Stiegel, M., Smith, B., … Anderson, D. J. (2024). Comparative analysis of sampling and detection methods for fungal contamination on common healthcare environment surface materials. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 1–4. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2024.89
Warren, Bobby G., Amanda Graves, Aaron Barrett, Alicia Nelson, Matthew Stiegel, Becky Smith, Ilan Schwartz, and Deverick J. Anderson. “Comparative analysis of sampling and detection methods for fungal contamination on common healthcare environment surface materials.” Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, May 2024, 1–4. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2024.89.
Warren BG, Graves A, Barrett A, Nelson A, Stiegel M, Smith B, et al. Comparative analysis of sampling and detection methods for fungal contamination on common healthcare environment surface materials. Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 2024 May;1–4.
Warren, Bobby G., et al. “Comparative analysis of sampling and detection methods for fungal contamination on common healthcare environment surface materials.” Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, May 2024, pp. 1–4. Epmc, doi:10.1017/ice.2024.89.
Warren BG, Graves A, Barrett A, Nelson A, Stiegel M, Smith B, Schwartz I, Anderson DJ. Comparative analysis of sampling and detection methods for fungal contamination on common healthcare environment surface materials. Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 2024 May;1–4.
Published In
Infection control and hospital epidemiology
DOI
EISSN
1559-6834
ISSN
0899-823X
Publication Date
May 2024
Start / End Page
1 / 4
Related Subject Headings
- Epidemiology
- 42 Health sciences
- 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
- 11 Medical and Health Sciences