Comparison of swab and sponge methodologies for identification of Acinetobacter baumannii from the hospital environment

Kerri A. Thom; Tracy Howard; Sophie Sembajwe; Anthony D. Harris; Paula Strassle; Brian S. Caffo; Karen C. Carroll; J. Kristie Johnson

doi:10.1128/JCM.00448-12

Comparison of swab and sponge methodologies for identification of Acinetobacter baumannii from the hospital environment

Kerri A. Thom, Tracy Howard, Sophie Sembajwe, Anthony D. Harris, Paula Strassle, Brian S. Caffo, Karen C. Carroll, J. Kristie Johnson

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

12 Scopus citations

Abstract

The ideal sampling method for identification of Acinetobacter baumannii from the health care environment is unknown. In this study, we sampled 145 surfaces in the rooms of patients with known A. baumannii colonization/ infection, comparing two methods: swab and sponge. The sensitivity of the swab method was 87%, while the sensitivity of the sponge method was 75%. Given the comparable results, use of the cheaper and less laborious swab technique is acceptable and may be preferable.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2140-2141
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of clinical microbiology
Volume	50
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.00448-12
State	Published - Jun 2012

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Microbiology (medical)

Access to Document

10.1128/JCM.00448-12

Cite this

@article{7e89b2ffc59d4a64aa8b644092d9ee06,

title = "Comparison of swab and sponge methodologies for identification of Acinetobacter baumannii from the hospital environment",

abstract = "The ideal sampling method for identification of Acinetobacter baumannii from the health care environment is unknown. In this study, we sampled 145 surfaces in the rooms of patients with known A. baumannii colonization/ infection, comparing two methods: swab and sponge. The sensitivity of the swab method was 87%, while the sensitivity of the sponge method was 75%. Given the comparable results, use of the cheaper and less laborious swab technique is acceptable and may be preferable.",

author = "Thom, {Kerri A.} and Tracy Howard and Sophie Sembajwe and Harris, {Anthony D.} and Paula Strassle and Caffo, {Brian S.} and Carroll, {Karen C.} and Johnson, {J. Kristie}",

year = "2012",

month = jun,

doi = "10.1128/JCM.00448-12",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "50",

pages = "2140--2141",

journal = "Journal of clinical microbiology",

issn = "0095-1137",

publisher = "American Society for Microbiology",

number = "6",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Comparison of swab and sponge methodologies for identification of Acinetobacter baumannii from the hospital environment

AU - Thom, Kerri A.

AU - Howard, Tracy

AU - Sembajwe, Sophie

AU - Harris, Anthony D.

AU - Strassle, Paula

AU - Caffo, Brian S.

AU - Carroll, Karen C.

AU - Johnson, J. Kristie

PY - 2012/6

Y1 - 2012/6

N2 - The ideal sampling method for identification of Acinetobacter baumannii from the health care environment is unknown. In this study, we sampled 145 surfaces in the rooms of patients with known A. baumannii colonization/ infection, comparing two methods: swab and sponge. The sensitivity of the swab method was 87%, while the sensitivity of the sponge method was 75%. Given the comparable results, use of the cheaper and less laborious swab technique is acceptable and may be preferable.

AB - The ideal sampling method for identification of Acinetobacter baumannii from the health care environment is unknown. In this study, we sampled 145 surfaces in the rooms of patients with known A. baumannii colonization/ infection, comparing two methods: swab and sponge. The sensitivity of the swab method was 87%, while the sensitivity of the sponge method was 75%. Given the comparable results, use of the cheaper and less laborious swab technique is acceptable and may be preferable.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84862080283&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=84862080283&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1128/JCM.00448-12

DO - 10.1128/JCM.00448-12

M3 - Article

C2 - 22461673

AN - SCOPUS:84862080283

SN - 0095-1137

VL - 50

SP - 2140

EP - 2141

JO - Journal of clinical microbiology

JF - Journal of clinical microbiology

IS - 6

ER -

Comparison of swab and sponge methodologies for identification of Acinetobacter baumannii from the hospital environment

Abstract

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this