Evaluation of swabbing methods for culture and non-culture-based recovery of multidrug-resistant organism from environmental surfaces

a controlled experiment of MDRO culture and non-culture-based recovery of (1) Eswabs moistened with Eswab solution (Copan Diagnostics Inc. Murrieta, CA, USA), (2) CS (3M Company, Maplewood, MN, U.S.) and (3) PCS (Camarillo, CA. USA).