Evaluation of four environmental sampling methods for the recovery of multidrug-resistant organisms

• Main Authors: Ahmed Babiker (Author), Alex Page (Author), Julia Van Riel (Author), Eli Wilber (Author), Amanda Strudwick (Author), Chris Bower (Author), Michael Woodworth (Author), Sarah Satola (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Environmental contamination is a major risk factor for multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) exposure and transmission in the healthcare setting. Sponge-stick sampling methods have been developed and validated for MDRO epidemiological investigations, leading to their recommendation by publ...