ReviewMicroorganisms2024
Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria Contaminating Plumbing Components and Sanitary Installations of Hospital Restrooms.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Role of Neonatal Ward Environment as a Reservoir for the Dissemination of Multidrug-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in Algeria.MicrobiologyOpen · 2026Article
- Could the load of carbapenemase genes in hospital wastewater be a proxy for emerging resistance to carbapenems in humans?Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2026Article
- Colonization of the gut byFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026Article
- Stopping an outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa ST111 by temporarily blocking the siphon to disinfect it before the transition to the wastewater drain.GMS hygiene and infection control · 2026Article
- New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-1 -producingInfection prevention in practice · 2025Article
- Targeted probe capture metagenomics-enabled surveillance of multidrug-resistant organisms and antimicrobial resistance genes in post-handwashing areas of public washrooms.Environmental microbiome · 2025Article
- Pioneering study of Egyptian Neem and Jojoba extracts with molecular docking combat hospital multidrug resistant bacteria.Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] · 2025Article
- Hospital toilets and drainage systems as a reservoir for a long-term polyclonal outbreak of clinical infections with multidrug-resistantInfection prevention in practice · 2025Article
- Multidrug-ResistantMicroorganisms · 2024Article
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Abstract
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses several issues concerning the management of hospital-acquired infections, leading to increasing morbidity and mortality rates and higher costs of care. Multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria can spread in the healthcare setting by different ways. The most important are direct contact transmission occurring when an individual comes into physical contact with an infected or colonized patient (which can involve healthcare workers, patients, or visitors) and indirect contact transmission occurring when a person touches contaminated objects or surfaces in the hospital environment. Furthermore, in recent years, toilets in hospital settings have been increasingly recognised as a hidden source of MDR bacteria. Different sites in restrooms, from toilets and hoppers to drains and siphons, can become contaminated with MDR bacteria that can persist there for long time periods. Therefore, shared toilets may play an important role in the transmission of nosocomial infections since they could represent a reservoir for MDR bacteria. Such pathogens can be further disseminated by bioaerosol and/or droplets potentially produced during toilet use or flushing and be transmitted by inhalation and contact with contaminated fomites. In this review, we summarize available evidence regarding the molecular features of MDR bacteria contaminating toilets of healthcare environments, with a particular focus on plumbing components and sanitary installation. The presence of bacteria with specific molecular traits in different toilet sites should be considered when adopting effective managing and containing interventions against nosocomial infections potentially due to environmental contamination. Finally, here we provide an overview of traditional and new approaches to reduce the spreading of such infections.
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