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Dispersal of gram-negative bacilli from contaminated sink drains to cover gowns and hands during hand washing.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2019 Feb 15;:1-3
Authors: Hajar Z, Mana TSC, Cadnum JL, Donskey CJ
Abstract
We demonstrated that hand washing resulted in frequent dispersal of gram-negative bacilli from colonized sink drains in hospitals to cover gowns and hands. A plastic drain cover reduced but did not eliminate the risk for contamination. This mechanism of dispersal could result in contamination of healthcare personnel and patients.
PMID: 30767838 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]