Table 1 Laboratory methods
From: UniStatus - a cross-sectional study on the contamination of uniforms in the Danish ambulance service
Bacterial focus | Agar plate/swab stick | Incubation time/temperature |
|---|---|---|
Potentially pathogenic bacteria | Blood agar | 37 ± 1 degrees Celsius for 24 ± 3 hours |
B. cereus | Blood agar | 30 ± 1 degrees Celsius for 24 hours |
S. aureus | RPF agar | 37 ± 1 degrees Celsius for 18-24 hours* |
Enterococcus | Slanetz agar | 44 ± 1 degrees Celsius for 48 ± 4 hours |
Clostridium | TSC | 37 ± 1 degrees Celsius for 24 ± 3 hours |
Pseudomonas | Rapid Pseudomonas agar | 36 degrees Celsius for 22-33 hours |
E-coli | TBX agar | 44 ± 1 degrees Celsius for 21 ± 3 hours |