Are gym surfaces reservoirs for Staphylococcus aureus? A point prevalence survey - PubMed (original) (raw)
. 2012 Dec;40(10):1008-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.01.015. Epub 2012 May 22.
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Are gym surfaces reservoirs for Staphylococcus aureus? A point prevalence survey
John Daniel Markley et al. Am J Infect Control. 2012 Dec.
Abstract
We sought to identify staphylococcal contamination of gymnasium surfaces. Various environmental surfaces were cultured at a university fitness center. Ten out of 99 samples yielded Staphylococcus aureus, all of which were methicillin-susceptible. Gym surfaces may be colonized with staphylococci and could play a role in community transmission of staphylococcal species.
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