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A Survey of Antibiotic-Resistant Microorganisms in Hospital Sink Drains by Franco, Lauren, Ganim, Christine, Tanner, Windy

“…Background: Handwashing sinks in healthcare environments are reservoirs for healthcare pathogens and antibiotic-resistant microorganisms (ARO). We investigated…”
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Establishment of a Sink Gallery to Investigate Growth of Carbapenemase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae and Biofilms in P-Traps by Ganim, Christine, Mazher, Mustafa, Breaker, Erin

“…Background: Hand-hygiene sink drains in healthcare facilities may provide an environment for the survival and dissemination of various multidrug-resistant…”
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Droplet- Rather than Aerosol-Mediated Dispersion Is the Primary Mechanism of Bacterial Transmission from Contaminated Hand-Washing Sink Traps by Kotay, Shireen M, Donlan, Rodney M, Ganim, Christine, Barry, Katie, Christensen, Bryan E, Mathers, Amy J

“…An alarming rise in hospital outbreaks implicating hand-washing sinks has led to widespread acknowledgment that sinks are a major reservoir of…”
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A microbiological survey of handwashing sinks in the hospital built environment reveals differences in patient room and healthcare personnel sinks by Franco, Lauren C., Tanner, Windy, Ganim, Christine, Davy, Terri, Edwards, Jonathan, Donlan, Rodney

“…Handwashing sinks and their associated premise plumbing are an ideal environment for pathogen-harboring biofilms to grow and spread throughout facilities due…”
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Colonization of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in a sink-drain model biofilm system by Burgos-Garay, Maria, Ganim, Christine, de Man, Tom J.B., Davy, Terri, Mathers, Amy J., Kotay, Shireen, Daniels, Jonathan, Perry, K. Allison, Breaker, Erin, Donlan, Rodney M.

“…Abstract Background: Sink drains in healthcare facilities may provide an environment for antimicrobial-resistant microorganisms, including…”
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Identification, characterization, and expression of a unique secretory lipase from the human pathogen Leishmania donovani by Shakarian, Alison M, McGugan, Glen C, Joshi, Manju B, Stromberg, Mary, Bowers, Lauren, Ganim, Christine, Barowski, Jessica, Dwyer, Dennis M

“…Lipases have been implicated to be of importance in the life cycle development, virulence, and transmission of a variety of parasitic organisms. Potential…”
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