Bacteria | PCR/ESI-TOF-MS (# isolates) n = 305 | TCM (# isolates) n = 89 | ||||||||||||
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Bedrail | Door handle | Faucet | IV pump | Keyboard | Mouse | Shears | Bedrail | Door handle | Faucet | IV pump | Keyboard | Mouse | Shears | |
CNS | 24 | 31 | 28 | 23 | 30 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 7 |
Enterococci* | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
S. aureus | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
Streptococci** | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
Acinetobacter spp.*** | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
Enterobacter spp.**** | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
E. coli | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
K. pneumoniae | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
Pseudomonas spp.***** | 4 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
Candida spp.****** | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 |