S. M. Kotay

A tailpiece heating device prevents biofilm growth in sink plumbing by heating the drain area, effectively reducing bacterial colonization.

This study shows that replacing contaminated sink drains with new plumbing increases antimicrobial resistance genes and Enterobacterales abundance due to disrupted biofilms.

This study evaluates fosfomycin susceptibility testing in KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates and finds that fosA gene presence affects test accuracy, with sodium phosphonoformate improving results.

The study investigates bacterial transmission from contaminated sink traps, finding that droplet dispersion, not aerosolization, is the primary mechanism, with bacteria associated with larger droplets that settle quickly.