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Observational studyThe Journal of hospital infection2026

Identifying and quantifying ESKAPEE pathogens in and around sinks in high burden hospitals.

L B Saber, M Rojas, I C Blakley, S Sun, M E J Lott, A A Fodor, C C Toledo, J Brown

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8 authors.

L B SaberDepartment of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA.
M RojasUnidad de Microbiología Ambiental, Instituto de Biología Molecular y Biotecnología (IBMB), Carrera de Biología, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, Bolivia.
I C BlakleyDepartment of Bioinformatics and Genomics, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA.
S SunDepartment of Bioinformatics and Genomics, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA.
M E J LottDepartment of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA.
A A FodorDepartment of Bioinformatics and Genomics, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA.
C C ToledoUnidad de Microbiología Ambiental, Instituto de Biología Molecular y Biotecnología (IBMB), Carrera de Biología, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, Bolivia.
J BrownDepartment of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. Electronic address: joebrown@unc.edu.

Funding

Biostatstics for Research in Environmental HealthT32ES007018 · NIEHS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Stephanie Engel, Rebecca Fry · 1985 to 2026
$31.3M
PacBio Sequel IIe for GCB Sequencing CoreS10OD034222 · OD · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI SWAIN, DEVJANEE · 2023 to 2023
$498k
NIEHS NIH HHS T32 ES007018NIH HHS S10 OD034222
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hospital-acquired infections driven by ESKAPEE pathogens (Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterobacter spp., and Escherichia coli) are highly prevalent. Premise plumbing, sinks and drains, disseminates these organisms into patient environments via aerosolization and subsequent surface contamination. We measured viable ESKAPEE pathogens and overall microbial communities in and around sinks in two high-burden hospitals in La Paz, Bolivia, using culture and 16S rDNA sequencing. In a prospective observational study (May-August 2025), we collected 233 surface swabs and 39 air samples across four sink-related surface categories and in room air. Samples were plated on selective media for ESKAPEE identification and quantified as colony-forming units (cfu) normalized to 100 cm

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BacteriaCross InfectionEnvironmental MicrobiologyAir MicrobiologyBoliviaDNA, BacterialEnterobacterEquipment ContaminationHospitalsHumansProspective StudiesRNA, Ribosomal, 16SStaphylococcus aureusDNA, BacterialRNA, Ribosomal, 16SAntimicrobial resistanceCultureESKAPEE PathogensHealthcare-associated infectionsSequencing

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PMID42190954
PMCPMC13405703

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