Table 2.
Distribution of species of microorganisms from the surface of the iPads on initial arrival of the devices at the laboratory (shown as cumulative number of colony forming units from 20 tablet PCs; n=6811).
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CFU | % | Gram stain |
| Physiological human skin flora |
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Staphylococcus epidermidis | 1783 | 26.2 | positive |
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Micrococcus luteus | 1509 | 22.2 | positive |
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Staphylococcus hominis | 1256 | 18.4 | positive |
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Staphylococcus capitis | 977 | 14.3 | positive |
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Staphylococcus warneri | 194 | 2.9 | positive |
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Other coagulase-negative staphylococci | 363 | 5.3 | positive |
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Bacillus spp. | 309 | 4.5 | positive |
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Corynebacterium spp. | 117 | 1.7 | positive |
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Other species | 20 | 0.3 | positive |
| Pathogenic microorganisms |
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Staphylococcus aureus (non-MRSAa) | 218 | 3.2 | positive |
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Pseudomonas spp. | 36 | 0.5 | negative |
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Aspergillus spp. / molds | 9 | 0.1 | N/A |
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Acinetobacter spp. | 8 | 0.1 | negative |
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Other species | 12 | 0.2 | negative |
aMRSA: methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus.