Measuring the effect of enhanced cleaning in a UK hospital: a prospective cross-over study

Table 2 Date, origin and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis profile of selected patients and all environmental isolates recovered from Ward A.

Patient	Date	Specimen site	Environmental site	PFGE profile	Reference number
P1A	24.7.06	Foot		15e	2217.L
P2A	10.8.06	Nose		15b/15z/15–71	2218.G
P3A*	18.8.06	Foot		16–237/16–296	2220.X
P4A	21.8.06	Groin		15 h	2223.N
P5A	31.8.06	Nose		15a	2226.P
P6A	08.9.06	Nose		15d	2228.T
P7A*	21.9.06	Groin		15b/15z/15–71	2230.P
	25.9.06		E1A Computer	15–73	2231.F
	06.10.6		E2A Patient notes	15–73	2232.T
	11.10.06		E3A Overbed table	15–73	2233.M
P8A	13.10.06	Throat		15a	2234.V
P9A	18.10.06	Heel		15b/15z/15–71	2235.R
	25.10.06		E4A Patient notes	15b	2236.D
	07.11.06		E5A Hoist	16–237/16–296	2237.S
	07.11.06		E6A Door handle	16–237/16–296	2238.Z
P10A	27.11.06	Throat		15b/15z/15–71	2239.Q
P11A*	16.12.06	Leg		124b	2240.D
P12A	21.12.06	Central line		16–237/16–296	2241.S
P13A	05.2.07	Stoma		16–216	6576.A
	13.2.07		E7A Hoist	15a	6541.A
	13.2.07		E8A Bedside locker	15a	6562.T
	13.2.07		E9A Desk	15e	6570.D
P14A*	14.2.07	Arm		15b	6552.G
P15A*	18.2.07	Catheter site		15b	6537.A
	19.2.07		E10A Bed frame	15e	6535.H
	19.2.07		E11A Overbed table	15b	6578.K
P16A*	21.2.07	Throat		16–98/16–118	6577.C
P17A*	21.2.07	Nose		16–218	6540.W
	08.3.07		E12A Bed frame	15a	6595.P
	22.6.07		E13A Bed frame	15e	6585.X
	27.6.07		E14A Hoist	15d	6591.G
	04.7.07		E15A Desk	15b/15z/15–71	6543.K
P18A*	12.7.07	Throat		15b/15z/15–71	6566.D
	21.7.07		E16A BP stand	15b	6678.T
P19A	23.8.07	Nose		15a	6682.T

PFGE = pulsed-field gel electrophoresis; patient numbers with an asterix denote new acquisitions of MRSA on the ward

ISSN: 1741-7015