Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) caused by multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs)
represent a global threat to human health and well-being. Because transmission of MDROs …

Biofilms formed on outlet devices, such as tap faucets, showers and drains provide an ideal
niche for the dissemination of antimicrobial resistance. Thus, comprehensive surveillance …

Background Healthcare-associated infections due to antibiotic-resistant organisms pose an
acute and rising threat to critically ill and immunocompromised patients. To evaluate …

Contamination of hospital sinks with microbial pathogens presents a serious potential threat
to patients, but our understanding of sink colonization dynamics is largely based on infection …

Compelling evidence suggests a contribution of the sink environment to the transmission of
opportunistic pathogens from the hospital environment to patients in neonatal intensive care …

Health care facility floors and sink drains and other wastewater drainage sites are
universally contaminated with potential pathogens and there are plausible mechanisms by …

The hospital environment has been reported as a source of transmission events and
outbreaks of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales. Interconnected plumbing …

In 2022, an outbreak with severe bloodstream infections caused by Serratia marcescens
occurred in an adult intensive care unit (ICU) in Hungary. Eight cases, five of whom died …

Objective Water-bearing systems are known as frequent Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA)
outbreak sources. However, many older buildings continue to have sanitary facilities in high …

Summary Background Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are a major problem in
intensive care units (ICUs). The hospital water environment is a potential reservoir for Gram …