Patterns of pathogenic microbial contamination of handwashing sinks change over time following new installations
The intermittent microbial contamination patterns of the handwashing sinks changed over time following their installation. Pathogenic microbes persisted, especially in drainpipes and in sinks used for clinical purposes, as opposed to non-clinically used sinks.
Authors
- Tomohide Shimodaira
- Asami Okugawa
- Itaru Nakamura
- Yuri Miura
- Hidehiro Watanabe
Institutions
- Tokyo Medical University Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection Prevention in Practice
- Published
- 2026-02-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infpip.2026.100516
- Primary Topic
- Infection Control in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00