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Description of environmental and hand carriage samples obtained and culture results by type of sample, hospital A, Mississippi, 2001
| Specimen cultured | No. (%) of samples:
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Positive for C. parapsilosis | Obtained | |
| Total HCW hand pairs | 19 (28) | 68 |
| Nurses | 14 (26) | 53 |
| Physicians | 3 (43) | 7 |
| Other | 2 (25) | 8 |
| CVC insertion sites | 0 | 8 |
| Medical device | 1 (6) | 16 |
| Blood pressure cuff tubing | 1 (13) | 8 |
| Electrocardiograph lead | 0 | 8 |
