Table 1.

Recovery of viable methicillin-sensitive and methicillin-resistant S. aureus, P. aeruginosa, and B. subtilis spores compared to initial microbial surface loading after being dried onto various material test surfaces^a

Strain	Recovery onb:
	Stainless steel		Plastic		Fabric
	%	Log CFU	%	Log CFU	%	Log CFU
MSSA	98 ± 6.2	7.5 ± 0.03	100 ± 8.6	7.5 ± 0.03	47 ± 4.6*	7.2 ± 0.04*
MRSA	78 ± 11	7.5 ± 0.06	81 ± 16	7.5 ± 0.09	56 ± 23*	7.3 ± 0.18*
P. aeruginosa	0.23 ± 0.04*	5.0 ± 0.1*	4.3 ± 1.1*	6.3 ± 0.11*	0.85 ± 0.27*	5.6 ± 0.14*
B. subtilis	100 ± 15	7.1 ± 0.06	100 ± 11	7.1 ± 0.05	20 ± 1.6*	6.4 ± 0.03*

^an = 3. Values are reported to 2 significant figures.

^bAsterisks indicate significant reductions (P < 0.05) compared to the initial microbial loading.