TABLE 1.
Recovery of vancomycin-resistant E. faecium and multidrug-resistant E. coli from control surfaces
| Study | No. of colonies at the indicated density
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| VRE set 1 at:
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VRE set 2 at:
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MDRE set at:
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| 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 | |||||||
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Values for RODAC plate growth are indicated in boldface (in CFU/plate). NT, not tested; NG, no growth.