A study found that hospital sink drains harbor dangerous bacteria, including antibiotic-resistant strains. Despite thorough ...
Despite rigorous cleaning, dangerous bacteria are lurking in hospital sink drains leading to a rise in ...
In a nutshell A year-long study of hospital sink drains found 67 different bacterial species living there, many resistant to ...
They cultured the sampled bacteria on five different media ... across wards were six Stenotrophomonas species as well as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a pathogen known to cause ventilator-associated ...
However, an analysis of the microbial content in 8 pairs of socks worn throughout the day revealed that there were 20 times ...
A study published in the journal Frontiers in Microbiology has revealed that sink pipes in hospitals continue to harbour ...
Despite rigorous cleaning, dangerous bacteria are lurking in hospital sink drains leading to a rise in ...
From February 2022 to February 2023, they collected (using cotton swabs) and genetically sequenced bacterial samples from six ...
We hope to be cured when we stay in hospital. But too often, we acquire new infections there. Such 'healthcare-associated infections' (HAI) are a ...