A study, published in Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control, quantified the particles and bioaerosols produced from flushing a hospital toilet during routine patient care. Researchers measured ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – A mother says her unborn child was flushed down the toilet at a local hospital. DNA results confirm the fetus found in the Augusta waste water treatment plant, belongs to this ...

Could the next potential 'superbug' that overruns hospitals come from their bathrooms? Researchers from the National Health Service in Scotland believe so. A new study has revealed that hospital ...

Hospital toilets are some of the most contaminated spots in the whole building, with unisex bathrooms potentially being home to superbugs. Harmful bacteria and fungi, along with multi-drug resistant ...

Almost 1 in 2 people using a hospital toilet did not wash their hands afterwards, according to new research from the University of Surrey—raising serious concerns about hygiene compliance in high-risk ...

Closing the toilet lid before flushing may help limit the spread of Clostridium difficile in patient rooms, suggest the findings of a study published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. For ...