Effect of detergent and disinfectant cleaning on total Staphylococcus aureus (methicillin-susceptible S. aureus [MSSA] and methicillin-resistant S. aureus [MRSA]) recovered from hand touch sites on a 30-bed ward over 48 h. Effect of detergent and disinfectant cleaning on total Staphylococcus aureus (methicillin-susceptible S. aureus [MSSA] and methicillin-resistant S. aureus [MRSA]) recovered from hand touch sites on a 30-bed ward over 48 h. This figure shows the effects of detergent (blue line) and disinfectant (red line) on surface S. aureus and MRSA from baseline levels over 48 h on a 30-bed acute ward. Both types of cleaning rapidly reduced the overall staphylococcal burden, but recontamination occurred more rapidly after disinfectant exposure. The sites monitored were bedside locker, bed frame, and overbed table, and each 48-h period for each type of cleaning was repeated three times (276). (Adapted from reference 268.)‏ Stephanie J. Dancer Clin. Microbiol. Rev. 2014; doi:10.1128/CMR.00020-14