Sanitary installations and wastewater plumbing as reservoir for the long-term circulation and transmission of carbapenemase producing Citrobacter freundii clones in …

H Hamerlinck, A Aerssens, J Boelens… - … Resistance & Infection …, 2023 - Springer
Background Accumulating evidence shows a role of the hospital wastewater system in the
spread of multidrug-resistant organisms, such as carbapenemase producing …

A narrative review and update on drain related outbreaks.

T Inkster - Journal of Hospital Infection, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Outbreaks linked to hospital drainage systems are well reported and continue
to present challenges to incident management teams. Such outbreaks can be protracted and …

Disinfection of sink drains to reduce a source of three opportunistic pathogens, during Serratia marcescens clusters in a neonatal intensive care unit

T Bourdin, MÈ Benoit, M Prévost, D Charron, C Quach… - PLoS …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Objective Evaluate the effects of five disinfection methods on bacterial concentrations in
hospital sink drains, focusing on three opportunistic pathogens (OPs): Serratia marcescens …

Evaluating the antibacterial efficacy of a silver nanocomposite surface coating against nosocomial pathogens as an antibiofilm strategy to prevent hospital infections

J Butler, S Morgan, L Jones, M Upton, A Besinis - Nanotoxicology, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Antimicrobial nanocoatings may be a means of preventing nosocomial infections, which
account for significant morbidity and mortality. The role of hospital sink traps in these …

[HTML][HTML] Construction, design and testing of infectious waste decontamination device by mechanical and chemical methods, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Sarab, Iran: A …

A Ojaghi, E Fataei, S Gharibi Asl… - Journal of Health …, 2021 - journals.sums.ac.ir
Background: The aim of this study was to provide a suitable system for disposal of hospital
waste and design and construction of a safe device for infectious waste using a combination …

Étude de l'environnement des éviers en unités de soins intensifs néonatals: vers une meilleure compréhension de la dynamique de trois bactéries pathogènes …

T Bourdin - 2024 - espace.inrs.ca
Les infections nosocomiales en unité de soins intensifs néonatals (USIN) sont responsables
d'une forte mortalité infantile. Les éviers sont des réservoirs potentiels d'agents pathogènes …