MARATTO

article · Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control

Bacterial contamination of mobile handwashing stations in hospital settings in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

20241 citationOpen accessUniversité de Kinshasa (UNIKIN)

Abstract

More than one third of in-use mobile handwash stations in healthcare facilities in a low resource setting were highly contaminated with clinically relevant bacteria, part of which were multidrug resistant. The findings urge a rethink of the place of mobile handwash stations in healthcare facilities and to consider measures to prevent their contamination.

Research topics

  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Antibiotic Use and Resistance
  • Vibrio bacteria research studies

Read the original research

This page summarises published work. The authoritative version sits with the publisher.

DOI: 10.1186/s13756-024-01506-1

Is something wrong with this record? Report it or request removal.

Discussion

Discuss this research

Have you built on this work, tried to replicate it, or seen it applied in practice? Share what you know. Verified researchers and MARATTO™ domain experts can open a discussion, and any member can reply. Contributions are reviewed before they appear.

No discussion yet. Open the first thread.