Comparison of sampling and culture methods for the recovery of yeast from hospital surfaces
Abstract Objective: To compare the recovery of yeast from hospital surfaces from two different collection methods: Eswab moistened with molecular water, and premoistened stick-mounted sponge. Design: Comparison of collection methods for the recovery of yeast in the hospital environment. Settin...
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| author | Allison R. Eberly Alyssa M. Valencia Kate Peacock David McDonald Tiffany Hink Carleigh Samuels Lucy Vogt Yao-Peng Xue Maggie Newberry Caroline A. O’Neil Gautam Dantas Jennie H. Kwon |
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Objective:
To compare the recovery of yeast from hospital surfaces from two different collection methods: Eswab moistened with molecular water, and premoistened stick-mounted sponge.
Design:
Comparison of collection methods for the recovery of yeast in the hospital environment.
Setting:
This study took place at intensive care units of a large academic medical center.
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| spelling | doaj-art-31cf758394d145a2911b5da3f1fa884a2025-01-17T07:18:28ZengCambridge University PressAntimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology2732-494X2025-01-01510.1017/ash.2024.481Comparison of sampling and culture methods for the recovery of yeast from hospital surfacesAllison R. Eberly0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1094-8407Alyssa M. Valencia1Kate Peacock2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2379-0335David McDonald3Tiffany Hink4Carleigh Samuels5Lucy Vogt6https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8221-260XYao-Peng Xue7https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1696-7545Maggie Newberry8Caroline A. O’Neil9https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2966-0750Gautam Dantas10https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0455-8370Jennie H. Kwon11https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7824-6276Division of Laboratory and Genomic Medicine, Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USADivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USADivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USADivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USADivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USADivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USADivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USAThe Edison Family Center for Genome Sciences and Systems Biology, Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, St Louis, MO, USAThe Edison Family Center for Genome Sciences and Systems Biology, Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, St Louis, MO, USADivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USADivision of Laboratory and Genomic Medicine, Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA The Edison Family Center for Genome Sciences and Systems Biology, Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, St Louis, MO, USA Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, MO, USA Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, St Louis, MO, USA Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, St Louis, MO, USADivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA Abstract Objective: To compare the recovery of yeast from hospital surfaces from two different collection methods: Eswab moistened with molecular water, and premoistened stick-mounted sponge. Design: Comparison of collection methods for the recovery of yeast in the hospital environment. Setting: This study took place at intensive care units of a large academic medical center. https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2732494X24004819/type/journal_article |
| spellingShingle | Allison R. Eberly Alyssa M. Valencia Kate Peacock David McDonald Tiffany Hink Carleigh Samuels Lucy Vogt Yao-Peng Xue Maggie Newberry Caroline A. O’Neil Gautam Dantas Jennie H. Kwon Comparison of sampling and culture methods for the recovery of yeast from hospital surfaces Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology |
| title | Comparison of sampling and culture methods for the recovery of yeast from hospital surfaces |
| title_full | Comparison of sampling and culture methods for the recovery of yeast from hospital surfaces |
| title_fullStr | Comparison of sampling and culture methods for the recovery of yeast from hospital surfaces |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparison of sampling and culture methods for the recovery of yeast from hospital surfaces |
| title_short | Comparison of sampling and culture methods for the recovery of yeast from hospital surfaces |
| title_sort | comparison of sampling and culture methods for the recovery of yeast from hospital surfaces |
| url | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2732494X24004819/type/journal_article |
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