Efficacy of a foamed disinfectant in reducing pathogen contamination in renovated inpatient in-room sinks: a randomized controlled trial
Regular application of a foamed disinfectant reduced and delayed EIP contamination in renovated hospital sinks. Foam-based protocols may help mitigate environmental reservoirs of multidrug-resistant organisms.
Authors
- Claudia K. Gunsch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8555-0313)
- Deverick J. Anderson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6882-5496)
- Amanda Graves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2834-7714)
- Aaron Barrett
- Bobby Warren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7238-0300)
- Becky Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2115-0019)
- Guerbine Fils-Aime
- Isadora Mamikunian
Institutions
- Duke University (US)
- Xenex Disinfection Services (United States) (US)
- Duke Medical Center (US)
- CNR de la Résistance aux Antibiotiques (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-10-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2025.10318
- Primary Topic
- Infection Control in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation