DOI: 10.1128/JCM.38.2.724-726.2000
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- Table 1.
Survival of staphylococci and enterococci on fabrics and plastica
Microorganism No. of isolates tested Resistance characteristicb Survival (no. of days) of individual isolates on: Cotton Terry Blend Polyester Polyethylene CNS 3 MS 8, 16, 21 6, 21, 27 6, 6, 7 7, 10, 16 41, 51, 74 CNS 3 MR 14, 18, 20 14, 15, 16 20, 22, 28 16, 20, 22 47, >90, >90 S. aureus 3 MS 4, 5, 19 9, 9, 24 1, 9, 21 10, 12, 56 22, 48, >90 S. aureus 3 MR 4, 5, 21 2, 6, 14 1, 3, 3 1, 16, 40 40, 48, >51 E. faecalis 2 VS 11, 33 21, 29 19, 29 >90, >90 >90, >90 E. faecalis 2c VR 18, 22 20, 22 18, 22 73, >80 >80, >80 E faecium 2 VS 22, >90 33, >90 29, >90 43, >90 68, >90 E. faecium 2c VR 62, >90 >80, >90 52, >90 >80, >90 >80, >90 E. gallinarum 1d VR 28 34 34 >90 >90 E. casseliflavus 1d VR 15 28 15 >90 >90 - Table 2.
Effect of inoculum size on survival of CNS on fabrics and plastic
Isolate Inoculum (CFU) Survival (no. of days) on: Cotton Terry Blend Polyester Polyethylene 1 9 × 102 5 11 9 6 16 1 9 × 104 16 21 6 10 41 2 6 × 102 6 6 <1 9 6 2 1 × 105 21 27 7 16 51