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. 2001 Oct;39(10):3772–3774. doi: 10.1128/JCM.39.10.3772-3774.2001

TABLE 1.

Recovery of vancomycin-resistant E. faecium and multidrug-resistant E. coli from control surfaces

Study No. of colonies at the indicated density
VRE set 1 at:
VRE set 2 at:
MDRE set at:
108 CFU/ml 106 CFU/ml 105 CFU/ml 108 CFU/ml 106 CFU/ml 105 CFU/ml 108 CFU/ml 106 CFU/ml 105 CFU/ml
Initial study >100 50 2 >100 18 NG >100 NG NG
Repeat study (precleaning) >25 NT NT NT NT NT >25 NT NT
Repeat study (postcleaning) NG NG
a

Values for RODAC plate growth are indicated in boldface (in CFU/plate). NT, not tested; NG, no growth.