Survey of healthcare-associated sink infrastructure, and sink trap antibiotic residues and biochemistry, in twenty-nine UK hospitals
Sinks are common in hospitals, frequently close to patients, and often sub-optimally designed. Commonly used antibiotics were detected in a third of sink traps and may contribute to the selection of pathogens and AMR in these reservoirs, and subsequent transmission to patients.
Authors
- Gillian Rodger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6051-8985)
- Kevin Chau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6926-080X)
- A Roohi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6043-8974)
- Ginny Moore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6969-3528)
- Aranega Bou P
Institutions
- York Hospital (GB)
- St Thomas' Hospital (GB)
- University of Ulster (GB)
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
- James Paget University Hospital (GB)
- West Cumberland Hospital (GB)
- Leicester Royal Infirmary (GB)
- Balfour Hospital (GB)
- Aberdeen Royal Infirmary (GB)
- Glasgow Royal Infirmary (GB)
- Southmead Hospital (GB)
- Morriston Hospital (GB)
- University Hospital Coventry (GB)
- Northern General Hospital (GB)
- Manchester Royal Infirmary (GB)
- Stoke Mandeville Hospital (GB)
- Cumberland Infirmary (GB)
- Ninewells Hospital (GB)
- Royal Liverpool University Hospital (GB)
- Public Health England (GB)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- UK Research and Innovation (GB)
- Heartlands Hospital (GB)
- Royal Alexandra Hospital (GB)
- Royal Victoria Hospital (GB)
- Queen's Medical Centre (GB)
- County Hospital (GB)
- Oxford BioMedica (United Kingdom) (GB)
- University Hospital Llandough (GB)
- Kings Mill Hospital (GB)
- Royal Preston Hospital (GB)
- UK Health Security Agency (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Hospital Infection
- Published
- 2025-02-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2025.02.002
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.83
Funders
- National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care
- University of Oxford
- Medical Research Council
- NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre