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Identifying and Remediating Super-splasher Sinks to Reduce Dispersal of Pathogens From Sink Drains.

Maria M Torres-TeranDavid Henry GreentreeMartin Mathew VargheseJennifer L CadnumRobert L PavisElie A SaadeAmy J RayClaire MackBrigid M WilsonCurtis J Donskey
Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2024)
Testing for dispersal of fluorescent gel from sink drains was sensitive for detection of sinks that dispersed gram-negative bacilli outside the bowl. Reducing the flow rate of sinks with rapid water inflow and/or elimination of obstruction leading to slow outflow was effective in preventing dispersal of fluorescence and gram-negative bacilli.
Keyphrases
  • gram negative
  • multidrug resistant
  • loop mediated isothermal amplification
  • label free
  • quantum dots
  • single molecule
  • sensitive detection
  • energy transfer
  • wound healing
  • antimicrobial resistance