Are gym surfaces reservoirs for Staphylococcus aureus? A point prevalence survey

John Daniel Markley; Michael B Edmond; Yvette Major; Gonzalo Bearman; Michael P Stevens

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2012.01.015

Are gym surfaces reservoirs for Staphylococcus aureus? A point prevalence survey

Am J Infect Control. 2012 Dec;40(10):1008-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.01.015. Epub 2012 May 22.

Authors

John Daniel Markley¹, Michael B Edmond, Yvette Major, Gonzalo Bearman, Michael P Stevens

Affiliation

¹ Department of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, VA, USA. john.d.markley@vanderbilt.edu

PMID: 22622513
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.01.015

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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MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
Community-Acquired Infections / microbiology*
Community-Acquired Infections / transmission
Environmental Microbiology*
Equipment Contamination*
Fitness Centers*
Humans
Methicillin / pharmacology
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology*
Staphylococcal Infections / transmission
Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
Universities

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Methicillin