Survival of Enterococci and Staphylococci on Hospital Fabrics and Plastic

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Survival of staphylococci and enterococci on fabrics and plastic^a

Microorganism	No. of isolates tested	Resistance characteristic^b	Survival (no. of days) of individual isolates on:
Microorganism	No. of isolates tested	Resistance characteristic^b	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	2^c	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	2^c	VR	62, >90	>80, >90	52, >90	>80, >90	>80, >90
E. gallinarum	1^d	VR	28	34	34	>90	>90
E. casseliflavus	1^d	VR	15	28	15	>90	>90

↵a Mean inoculum (± standard deviation) of 4.1 (±4.4) × 10⁵ CFU.
↵b Abbreviations: MS, methicillin sensitive; MR, methicillin resistant; VS, vancomycin sensitive; VR, vancomycin resistant.
↵c One vanA isolate and onevanB isolate.
↵d One vanC isolate.