The effects of a prospective sink environmental hygiene intervention on Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia burden in hospital sinksResearch in context

The effects of a prospective sink environmental hygiene intervention on Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia burden in hospital sinksResearch in context

Summary: Background: Opportunistic premise plumbing pathogens (OPPPs) can establish reservoirs in hospital plumbing and cause healthcare associated infections (HAIs). There is currently no widely accepted protocol for sink drain cleaning to reduce OPPP burden. Methods: We implemented a sink cleanin...

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Main Authors: Erin P. Newcomer, Caroline A. O'Neil, Lucy Vogt, David McDonald, Candice Cass, Meghan A. Wallace, Tiffany Hink, Francesca Yerbic, Carol Muenks, Rebecca Gordon, Olivia Arter, Henry Stewart, Mostafa Amor, Kevin Jolani, Kelly Alvarado, Alyssa Valencia, Carleigh Samuels, Kate Peacock, Daniel Park, Emily Struttmann, Kimberley V. Sukhum, Carey-Ann D. Burnham, Gautam Dantas, Jennie H. Kwon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-06-01
Series:EBioMedicine
Subjects:
Healthcare-associated infections
Infection prevention
Sink drains
Whole-genome sequencing
Antimicrobial resistance
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396425002166
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