In vitro study on the transmission of multidrug-resistant bacteria from textiles to pig skin

Table 1 Growth indicated in skin swatches S1 from textile T1 (cotton-polyester cloth) and S2 from T2 (100% cotton cloth), when imprinted on chromogenic agars at three concentrations

Time	MRSA (CFU/mL)						VRE (CFU/mL)						CRKP (CFU/mL)
	S1 (108)	S2 (108)	S1 (105)	S2 (105)	S1 (103)	S2 (103)	S1 (108)	S2 (108)	S1 (105)	S2 (105)	S1 (103)	S2 (103)	S1 (108)	S2 (108)	S1 (105)	S2 (105)	S1 (103)	S2 (103)
1 min	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	/	/	G	G	G	G	G	G
5 min	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	/	/	G	G	G	G	/	/
15 min	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	/	/	G	G	G	G	/	/
30 min	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	/	/	G	G	G	G	/	/
60 min	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	/	/	G	G	/	/	/	/
2 h	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	/	/	G	G	/	/	/	/
3 h	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	/	/	G	G	/	/	/	/
4 h	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	/	/	/	/	G	G	/	/	/	/
5 h	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	/	/	/	/	G	G	/	/	/	/
6 h	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	/	/	/	/	G	G	/	/	/	/

CFU: Colony-forming units; CRKP: Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae; G: Growth; MRSA: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; VRE: Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium.