High prevalence of contamination of sink drains with carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in 4 intensive care units apart from any epidemic context.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2019.08.007
Abstract: We report a high prevalence (28%) of sink drains contaminated with carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) in 4 intensive care units with a history of CPE carriage in hospitalized patients within the previous 5 years, but apart… read more here.
Keywords: carbapenemase producing; high prevalence; producing enterobacteriaceae; sink ... See more keywords
Serratia marcescens Colonization in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Has Multiple Sources, with Sink Drains as a Major Reservoir
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DOI: 10.1128/aem.00105-23
Abstract: The bacterium Serratia marcescens is an important opportunistic human pathogen that thrives in many environments, can become multidrug resistant, and is often involved in nosocomial outbreaks in neonatal intensive care units (NICU). We evaluated the… read more here.
Keywords: intensive care; serratia marcescens; sink drains; neonatal intensive ... See more keywords
Droplet- Rather than Aerosol-Mediated Dispersion Is the Primary Mechanism of Bacterial Transmission from Contaminated Hand-Washing Sink Traps
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DOI: 10.1128/aem.01997-18
Abstract: Among the possible environmental reservoirs in a patient care environment, sink drains are increasingly recognized as a potential reservoir to hospitalized patients of multidrug-resistant health care-associated pathogens. With increasing antimicrobial resistance limiting therapeutic options for… read more here.
Keywords: transmission; sink; care; hand washing ... See more keywords