Overall bioburden by total colony count does not predict the presence of pathogens with high clinical relevance in hospital and community environments

ConclusionTCC poorly predicted the presence of PHCR, rendering the results from environmental sampling difficult to interpret. MALDI-TOF enables the identification of large numbers of isolates from the environment at low cost. Further studies on environmental contamination should use MALDI-TOF to identify all pathogens grown.
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research