TABLE 2.

Recovery of VRE and MDRE from microbiology laboratory surfaces.

Organism and location	Genotype
VRE
Blood bench surface	I
Blood bench keyboard	I
Blood bench telephone	I
Blood bench hood	I
Blood bench biohazard waste container	I
Urine bench biohazard waste container	I
Molecular typing laboratory floor	I
Molecular typing laboratory pipettor	I
Molecular typing laboratory procedure manual	I
Molecular typing laboratory sleeves of lab coat	I
Surveillance bench floor	I
Molecular typing laboratory shoes	I
Specimen processing sleeves of lab coat	I
Workcard review room telephone	I
Molecular typing laboratory bench surface	II
Molecular typing laboratory pipettor	III
Molecular typing laboratory chairs	III
Surveillance bench sleeves of lab coat	IV
AFB bench biohazard waste container	V
Respiratory bench biohazard waste container	VI
MDRE
Walk-in refrigerator floor	I
Surveillance bench floor	II
Respiratory bench biohazard waste container	III
Virology bench surface	III