The impact of sink removal and other water-free interventions in intensive care units on water-borne healthcare-associated infections: A systematic review

JM Low, M Chan, JL Low, MCW Chua… - Journal of Hospital …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background With increasing awareness of water sinks as potential sources of outbreaks and
transmission of multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacteria in intensive care units (ICUs), there is …

Water free patient care, a narrative review of the literature and discussion of the pressing need for a way forward

T Inkster, J Walker, M Weinbren - Journal of Hospital Infection, 2024 - Elsevier
Summary Background Florence Nightingale was the first person to recognise the link
between the built environment and patient ill-health. More than 160 years later the threat of …