Health care facility floors and sink drains and other wastewater drainage sites are
universally contaminated with potential pathogens and there are plausible mechanisms by …

Antimicrobial resistance has spread globally, compromising the treatment of common
infections. This feature is particularly harmful for nosocomial pathogens that can survive on …

Background The source of transmission of Clostridioides difficile in healthcare institutions is
frequently unknown. The aim of this prospective cohort study was to assess the association …

Background. Clostridioides difficile is a spore-forming pathogen responsible for antibiotic-
associated diarrhoea. In the USA high incidence of C. difficile infection (CDI) in clinical …

Objective: To investigate the frequency of environmental contamination in hospital areas
outside patient rooms and in outpatient healthcare facilities. Design: Culture survey. Setting …

In a randomized trial, adjunctive ultraviolet-C light treatment with a room decontamination
device and sodium hypochlorite delivered via an electrostatic sprayer were similarly …

We demonstrated that methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) contamination on
floors in the rooms of colonized long-term care facility residents was frequently transferred …

In a randomized trial, patients wearing slippers whenever out of bed transferred
bacteriophage MS2 from hospital room floors to patients and surfaces significantly less often …

Contaminated shoes are a potential vector for dissemination of healthcare-associated
pathogens. We demonstrated that healthcare personnel walking into patient rooms …

Antibiotic-resistant organisms (AROs) are difficult and costly to treat, associated with high
mortality rates, and are on the rise. In the United States, there is limited tracking of AROs …