When it comes to preventing hospital-acquired infections, washing your hands is rule No. 1. But new evidence shows that where you wash your hands also matters.
Certain design features of sinks, including a relatively shallow bowl and a supplementary feature added to the end of a faucet to reduce water flow, can contribute to the spread of microbes, according to a new study from researchers based at the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor.
The researchers found that sinks with shallow bowls can