Snooping in hospital pipes, scientists find DNA that fuels spread of superbugs

Snooping in hospital pipes, scientists find DNA that fuels spread of superbugs | New Hampshire:

A new report shows that the pipes beneath a hospital intensive care unit are a throbbing, seething zone for antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Even when the sinks, faucets, bedrails and countertops of patients’ rooms are largely free of germs that resist modern medicines, the genetic building blocks for antibiotic resistance intermingle freely in the pipes connected to those rooms, according to a study published last Tuesday in the journal mBio.