We evaluated a variety of methods to recover from inanimate surfaces. Two contact agar plates and three swab sampling methods were tested on porous and non-porous surfaces and bar soap. The cost and ease of use of each method was also evaluated. was recovered using all methods on both porous and non-porous surfaces. could not be detected on three of four brands of soap.
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