Journal: Infection Prevention in Practice
Article Title: A novel method of simulated-use surface disinfection efficacy testing as Phase 3 Step 1 approach
doi: 10.1016/j.infpip.2026.100511
Figure Lengend Snippet: Recovery of A. baumannii from the PCS (black bars), from the SCS drying controls (Dc t30 ) (dark grey bars) and the SCS water controls (N W ) (light grey bars) after 30 min in a simulated-use test on ABS plates with initial cell counts between 10 6 and 10 10 cfu/mL ( N = 4). Only initial cell counts of 10 9 and 10 10 cfu/mL yield bacterial recovery within validation limits. ABS, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene; PCS, primary contaminated surface; SCS, secondary contaminated surface.
Article Snippet: Test surfaces were contaminated with either i) a clinical isolate – methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VRE) or Acinetobacter baumannii , ii) the reference strain Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 6538 or iii) a mixed inoculum consisting of MRSA and VRE.
Techniques: Biomarker Discovery