Inhibition of Bacterial Growth on Sinks of a Paediatric Intensive Care Unit using a 222-nm Far Ultraviolet Irradiation Device (Care222®︎)

In paediatric intensive care units (PICU), the overall rate of healthcare-associated infections is 18.3 per 1000 patient-days, with gram-negative rods being the predominant causative microorganisms [1]. Recent reports have implicated hospital sinks as primary reservoirs of antimicrobial-resistant pathogens, including Pseudomonas aeruginosa [1,2]. As the role played by water plumbing systems in bacterial transmission has garnered increasing attention, many efforts to control bacterial transmission are underway [3].