Table 2.

Multidrug-Resistant Organism Contamination of Rehabilitation Gym Equipment and Rehabilitation Personnel Hand Specimens.

Specimen	MRSA+ No. (%)	VRE+ No. (%)	R-GNB+ No. (%)	Any MDRO+ No. (%)
Rehabilitation Personnel Hands (N=190)	3 (1.6)	1 (0.5)	3 (1.6)	7 (3.7)
Rehabilitation Equipment (N=521)	13 (2.5)	21 (4.0)	10 (1.9)	40 (7.7)
Arm Bike Handle (n=53)	4 (7.6)	3 (5.7)	4 (7.6)	9 (17.0)
Pulley (n=51)	1 (2.0)	3 (5.9)	2 (3.9)	6 (11.8)
Stairs (n=59)	1 (1.7)	3 (5.1)	2 (3.4)	6 (10.2)
Mat (n=59)	2 (3.4)	2 (3.4)	2 (3.4)	5 (8.5)
Activity Table (n=59)	2 (3.4)	2 (3.4)	0 (0.0)	4 (6.8)
Stationary Bike Handle (n=64)	2 (3.1)	3 (4.7)	0 (0.0)	4 (6.3)
Weights (n=57)	0 (0.0)	2 (3.5)	0 (0.0)	2 (3.5)
Chair Handle (n=59)	1 (1.7)	1 (1.7)	0 (0.0)	2 (3.4)
Parallel Bars (n=60)	0 (0.0)	2 (3.3)	0 (0.0)	2 (3.3)

Abbreviations: MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; VRE, vancomycin-resistant enterococci; R-GNB, resistant gram-negative bacilli; MDRO, multidrug-resistant organism.