Factors influencing environmental sampling recovery of healthcare pathogens from non-porous surfaces with cellulose sponges

Laura J. Rose; Hollis Houston; Marla Martinez-Smith; Amanda K. Lyons; Carrie Whitworth; Sujan C. Reddy; Judith Noble-Wang

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0261588

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Factors influencing environmental sampling recovery of healthcare pathogens from non-porous surfaces with cellulose sponges

Laura J. Rose,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging and Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1428-6594

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Hollis Houston,

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology

Affiliation Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging and Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Marla Martinez-Smith,

Roles Investigation, Methodology

Affiliation Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging and Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Amanda K. Lyons,

Roles Investigation, Methodology

Affiliation Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging and Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4312-2481

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Carrie Whitworth,

Roles Investigation, Methodology

Affiliation Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging and Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Sujan C. Reddy,

Roles Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging and Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Judith Noble-Wang

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: cux2@cdc.gov

Affiliation Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging and Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5090-5025

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Factors influencing environmental sampling recovery of healthcare pathogens from non-porous surfaces with cellulose sponges

Laura J. Rose,
Hollis Houston,
Marla Martinez-Smith,
Amanda K. Lyons,
Carrie Whitworth,
Sujan C. Reddy,
Judith Noble-Wang

Published: January 13, 2022
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0261588

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