Antibiotic-resistant superbug bacteria grow up hospital drains and can splash out into sinks and onto counters, researchers reported Friday. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit ...

When it comes to hospital sinks, there are two major issues. First, the water coming into them can contain bacteria. ... That’s because sinks aren’t just used to wash hands.

According to a study released on Thursday, hospital sinks have the highest risk of spreading bacteria resistant to drugs. The findings are based on a multispecies outbreak of superbug ...

Despite replacing all sinks in the hospital with thoroughly disinfected new ones the contamination of multidrug-resistant bacteria persisted. About Careers Internship MedBlog Contact us English (US) ...

On investigation, 9 sinks were identified to be contaminated with CPE. Of these, 6 were from hospital rooms with CPE-positive patients, and 3 from a nurse centre, a waste room, and an ice machine.

SEATTLE — A hospital replaced sink drains and traps in an ICU to stop the ongoing acquisition of multiple species of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and found — paradoxically, researchers said ...

Identical DNA sequences from all samples but one support the idea that the resistance mechanism could have been passed from one bacterial species to another within the hospital. To help rein in the ...

Hospital germ detectives say the sinks next to toilets in patient rooms may harbour potentially dangerous bacteria. Researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin checked a large Wisconsin hospital ...

Hutt Hospital doctors told to make beds, clean sinks. Story by Kate Green • 2mo. Doctors at Hutt Hospital are being asked to make beds and clean medical equipment, on top of a busy patient workload.

New York, April 11 (IANS) The risk of spread of multidrug-resistant bacteria is highest in hospital sinks, said a study on Thursday. The findings are based on a multispecies outbreak of superbug ...

Hutt Hospital. Photo / Mark Mitchell. By Kate Green of RNZ. Doctors at Hutt Hospital are being asked to make beds and clean medical equipment, on top of a busy patient workload.. An email sent to ...