Literature DB >> 29969690

Nail microbial colonization following hand disinfection: a qualitative pilot study.

M Z Wałaszek1, M Kołpa2, A Różańska3, B Jagiencarz-Starzec4, Z Wolak2, J Wójkowska-Mach5.   

Abstract

Effective hand hygiene among healthcare workers is one of the basic principles of preventing nosocomial infections. The aim of the study was a qualitative examination of microbial colonization of nails following hand hygiene. The results were stratified by nail length: short versus long and the presence of a varnish coating: natural versus varnished. The presence of potentially pathogenic micro-organisms was correlated with nail length (odds ratio: 7.1; 95% confidence interval: 1.83-27.39; P < 0.001) and the presence of ultraviolet (UV)-cured nail polish (7.2; 1.25-40.91; P < 0.05). There is a high probability of ineffective hand hygiene when keeping long nails and when UV-cured nail polish is present on them.
Copyright © 2018 The Healthcare Infection Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Keywords:  Gel nails; Hand hygiene; Healthcare-associated infections; Hybrid nails; Nail polish; Nurse; UV-cured nails

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Year:  2018        PMID： 29969690     DOI： 10.1016/j.jhin.2018.06.023

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Hosp Infect        ISSN： 0195-6701            Impact factor:   3.926


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Authors:  Kylesh D Pegu; Helen Perrie; Juan Scribante; Maria Fourtounas
Journal:  S Afr J Infect Dis       Date:  2021-04-08

2.  Effects of local handwashing agents on microbial contamination of the hands in a rural setting in Northwest Ethiopia: a cluster randomised controlled trial.

Authors:  Zemichael Gizaw; Alemayehu Worku Yalew; Bikes Destaw Bitew; Jiyoung Lee; Michael Bisesi
Journal:  BMJ Open       Date:  2022-05-13       Impact factor: 3.006

3.  Factors Shaping Attitudes of Medical Staff towards Acceptance of the Standard Precautions.

Authors:  Jerzy Rosiński; Anna Różańska; Andrzej Jarynowski; Jadwiga Wójkowska-Mach; Polish Society Of Hospital Infections Team
Journal:  Int J Environ Res Public Health       Date:  2019-03-23       Impact factor: 3.390

4.  Imbalanced Dermic Microbiome Aggravates Inflammation in Toenail Paronychia.

Authors:  Ying Li; Han Ma; Liang Xue; Huizhen Chen; Rui Pang; Yanyan Shang; Juan Luo; Xinqiang Xie; Jumei Zhang; Yu Ding; Moutong Chen; Juan Wang; Qingping Wu
Journal:  Front Cell Infect Microbiol       Date:  2021-12-03       Impact factor: 5.293

5.  Fecal indicator bacteria along multiple environmental exposure pathways (water, food, and soil) and intestinal parasites among children in the rural northwest Ethiopia.

Authors:  Zemichael Gizaw; Alemayehu Worku Yalew; Bikes Destaw Bitew; Jiyoung Lee; Michael Bisesi
Journal:  BMC Gastroenterol       Date:  2022-02-27       Impact factor: 3.067

6.  Prevalence of intestinal parasites and associated factors among food handlers in food establishments in the Lideta subcity of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: an institution-based, cross-sectional study.

Authors:  Woinishet Abera; Binyam Gintamo; Tewoderos Shitemaw; Zelalem Negash Mekuria; Zemichael Gizaw
Journal:  BMJ Open       Date:  2022-07-20       Impact factor: 3.006
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