Sink interventions in the ICU to reduce risk of infection or colonization with gram-negative pathogens? A systematic review of the literature

Sinks in patient rooms in the ICU are associated with higher rates of hospital-acquired infections. A retrospective analysis of 552 ICUs.

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Effectiveness of the systematic use of antimicrobial filters in the water taps of critical care units for the prevention of healthcare-associated infections with Pseudomonas aeruginosa

(2022) Pablo Chico-Sánchez et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Hospital water as the source of healthcare-associated infection and antimicrobial-resistant organisms

(2022) Claire Hayward et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Nosocomial Infection

(2021) Marin H. Kollef et al.   CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

A prospective multicenter surveillance study to investigate the risk associated with contaminated sinks in the intensive care unit

(2021) Anne-Sophie Valentin et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Are Sink Drainage Systems a Reservoir for Hospital-Acquired Gammaproteobacteria Colonization and Infection? A Systematic Review

(2020) Cheryl Volling et al.   Open Forum Infectious Diseases

Effectiveness of a hydrogen peroxide foam against bleach for the disinfection of sink drains

(2019) Blake W. Buchan et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Effectiveness of foam disinfectants in reducing sink-drain gram-negative bacterial colonization

(2019) Lucas D. Jones et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Intensive Care Unit Wastewater Interventions to Prevent Transmission of Multispecies Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase–Producing Organisms

(2018) Amy J Mathers et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Control of endemic multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria after removal of sinks and implementing a new water-safe policy in an intensive care unit

(2018) E. Shaw et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Tap out: reducing waterborne Pseudomonas aeruginosa transmission in an intensive care unit

(2018) Mark I. Garvey et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Engineering waterborne Pseudomonas aeruginosa out of a critical care unit

(2017) Mark I. Garvey et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYGIENE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

Reduced rate of intensive care unit acquired gram-negative bacilli after removal of sinks and introduction of ‘water-free’ patient care

(2017) Joost Hopman et al.   Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control

Healthcare Outbreaks Associated With a Water Reservoir and Infection Prevention Strategies

(2016) Hajime Kanamori et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

The sink as a correctable source of extended-spectrum β-lactamase contamination for patients in the intensive care unit

(2014) I. Wolf et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Infection control by point-of-use water filtration in an intensive care unit – a Hungarian case study

(2014) Zsófia Barna et al.   JOURNAL OF WATER AND HEALTH

Point-of-use water filtration reduces endemic Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections on a surgical intensive care unit

(2008) Matthias Trautmann et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL