ReviewCurrent infectious disease reports2018
Sink-Related Outbreaks and Mitigation Strategies in Healthcare Facilities.
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- Identifying and quantifying ESKAPEE pathogens in and around sinks in high burden hospitals.The Journal of hospital infection · 2026Observational
- Engineering microbial consortia for distributed signal processing.Nature communications · 2026Article
- High-Touch, High-Risk: An Exploratory Microbiome Analysis of Hospital Wheelchairs.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Containing a PER-1-producingInfection prevention in practice · 2026Article
- Disinfection of hospital sink drains enriches pseudomonadota and efflux pump-mediated antibiotic resistance in reestablished biofilms.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Ecological dynamics of three persistent opportunistic pathogens in hospital sinks and their potential antagonistic bacteria.mSystems · 2026Article
- Identifying and quantifying ESKAPEE pathogens in and around sinks in high burden hospitals.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- Are hospital environments an underestimated source for Gram-negative infections in critically ill patients? A non-multi-drug-resistantInfection prevention in practice · 2026Article
- Genomic and epidemiological identification of Pseudomonas aeruginosa transmission chains and in hospital ICUs.Genome biology · 2026Article
- Biofilm removal in hospital sink drains drives unintended surges in antibiotic resistance.npj antimicrobials and resistance · 2026Article
- From infestation to infection: a systematic review of arthropod-mediated microbial transmission in hospitals.Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2026Review
- Disinfection of Hospital Sink Drains Enriches Pseudomonadota and Efflux Pump-Mediated Antibiotic Resistance in Reestablished Biofilms.Research square · 2025Article
- Protracted outbreaks of VIM-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a surgical intensive care unit in France, January 2018 to June 2024.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2025Article
- Public Health Center Strategies to Develop Infection Control Practices for Hospital Sinks in Kawaguchi City.Cureus · 2025Article
- Plasmid diversity ofMicrobiology spectrum · 2025Article
- Survey of healthcare-associated sink infrastructure, and sink trap antibiotic residues and biochemistry, in twenty-nine UK hospitals.The Journal of hospital infection · 2025Article
- The rapid detection of a neonatal unit outbreak of a wild-type Klebsiella variicola using decentralized Oxford Nanopore sequencing.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2025Article
- Comparison of the efficacy of soaking and drying methods for the disinfection of handwashing sinks in ICU.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Resilience Against Resistance: Exploring Cutting-edge Therapies for Methicillin-resistantCurrent medicinal chemistry · 2025Review
- Does Antibiotic Use Contribute to Biofilm Resistance in Sink Drains? A Case Study from Four German Hospital Wards.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewIn this review, we summarize recent outbreaks attributed to hospital sinks and examine design features and behaviors that contributed to these outbreaks. The effectiveness of various risk mitigation strategies is presented. Finally, we examine investigational strategies targeted at reducing the risk of sink-related infections. RECENT
findingsOutbreaks of hospital sink-related infections involve a diverse spectrum of microorganisms. They can be attributed to defects in sink design and hospital wastewater systems that promote the formation and dispersion of biofilm, as well as healthcare practitioner and patient behaviors. Risk mitigation strategies are often bundled; while they may reduce clinical cases, sink colonization may persist. Novel approaches targeting biofilms show promise but require more investigation. Emphasis should be placed on optimizing best practices in sink design and placement to prevent infections. Hospitals should consider developing a rational surveillance and prevention strategy based on the current design and state of their sinks.
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