High-tech toilets could spread antibiotic-resistant superbugs in hospitals, Japanese study suggests

Water-jet nozzles in electric toilets—commonly used in Japan and other parts of Asia—may be reservoirs for multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MDRP) in hospitals, increasing the risk of dangerous germ transmission among patients, according to new research being presented at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) held online this year.