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Sensitivity of VRE-swabs for Clostridioides difficile retrieval by culture. The x-axis shows the C. difficile CFU in inocula applied to VRE swabs before plating to VRE media, per standard clinical protocol and, 2 hours later, to CHROMID C. difficile agar. The y-axis shows recovered C. difficile CFU. Abbreviations: CFU, colony-forming units; VRE, vancomycin-resistant enterococci.
