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avoiding high water flow rates by reducing water pressure might be beneficial.
Acknowledgments. We would like to thank the Infection Control personnel at the participating hospitals for assistance in obtaining the assessments of sinks in their facilities.
Financial support. This work was supported by a Merit Review grant (no. 1 I01 BX002944-01A1) from the Department of Veterans Affairs to C.J.D.
Conflicts of interest. C.J.D has received research grants from GOJO, Pfizer, Clorox, EcoLab, and Avery Dennison. All other authors report no conflicts of interest relevant to this article.
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