Effect of Use of Nail Polish on Hand Bacterial Colonization
Introduction: In the prevention of infections, hand hygiene is a very important, the most effective and inexpensive method. In studies on the use of nail polish, its impact on hand hygiene is not clear. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of nail polish use of nurses in operating rooms...
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| author | Ümmühan YİĞİT Ganime Esra SOYSAL Talat Oğulcan ÖZARSLAN Arzu İLÇE Fatma SIRMATEL Hayrettin AKDENİZ |
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| description | Introduction: In the prevention of infections, hand hygiene is a very important, the most effective and inexpensive method. In studies on the use of nail polish, its impact on hand hygiene is not clear. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of nail polish use of nurses in operating rooms and intensive care units on bacterial growth in hands.
Materials and Methods: The universe of the study was the nurses working in intensive care units and operating theaters. The study was conducted with 72 nurses; 43 of the participants were in the intensive care and 29 were nurses working in operating rooms. The bacterial colonization of the hand flora was measured. The samples were taken from the hands in three stages: after hand washing without nail polish; after social hand washing in 24 hour after nail polish and after social hand washing in 72 hours after nail polish. The samples were then inoculated in blood agar.
Results: When the samples were taken in three stages, there was no statistically significant difference between the groups in both right and left hand and right and left nails (p≥ 0.05). In the samples, Coagulase negative staphylococci (CNS), S. aureus, Bacillus spp., Enterococcus spp., Streptococcus pyogenes, Acinetobacter spp., Klebsiella spp., Candida spp. and Non-candida yeast species were detected. CNS was the most common microorganism among these species. In addition, no difference was observed in the right hand, right and left nails compared to the intensive care and operating rooms in terms of total number of colonies. The total number of colonies in the left hand was significantly higher in the operating room nurses (p≤ 0.05).
Conclusion: When these findings were examined, there was no difference in the operating room and intensive care nurses. The use of nail polish did not appear to affect the bacterial growth in the hand. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5977517bf7f24829ab3f73ec17211a832023-02-15T16:10:03ZengBilimsel Tip YayineviFlora Infeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi1300-932X2021-09-0126352853610.5578/flora.20219721Effect of Use of Nail Polish on Hand Bacterial ColonizationÜmmühan YİĞİT0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6791-2299Ganime Esra SOYSAL1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8291-4310Talat Oğulcan ÖZARSLAN2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2635-7011Arzu İLÇE3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8428-9865Fatma SIRMATEL4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0442-5981Hayrettin AKDENİZ5https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9919-6055Department of Nursing, Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University Faculty of Health Sciences, Bolu, TurkeyDepartment of Nursing, Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University Faculty of Health Sciences, Bolu, Turkey Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Bolu İzzet Baysal Universityb Faculty of Medicine, Bolu, TurkeyDepartment of Nursing, Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University Faculty of Health Sciences, Bolu, Turkey Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Bolu İzzet Baysal Universityb Faculty of Medicine, Bolu, Turkey Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Bolu İzzet Baysal Universityb Faculty of Medicine, Bolu, TurkeyIntroduction: In the prevention of infections, hand hygiene is a very important, the most effective and inexpensive method. In studies on the use of nail polish, its impact on hand hygiene is not clear. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of nail polish use of nurses in operating rooms and intensive care units on bacterial growth in hands. Materials and Methods: The universe of the study was the nurses working in intensive care units and operating theaters. The study was conducted with 72 nurses; 43 of the participants were in the intensive care and 29 were nurses working in operating rooms. The bacterial colonization of the hand flora was measured. The samples were taken from the hands in three stages: after hand washing without nail polish; after social hand washing in 24 hour after nail polish and after social hand washing in 72 hours after nail polish. The samples were then inoculated in blood agar. Results: When the samples were taken in three stages, there was no statistically significant difference between the groups in both right and left hand and right and left nails (p≥ 0.05). In the samples, Coagulase negative staphylococci (CNS), S. aureus, Bacillus spp., Enterococcus spp., Streptococcus pyogenes, Acinetobacter spp., Klebsiella spp., Candida spp. and Non-candida yeast species were detected. CNS was the most common microorganism among these species. In addition, no difference was observed in the right hand, right and left nails compared to the intensive care and operating rooms in terms of total number of colonies. The total number of colonies in the left hand was significantly higher in the operating room nurses (p≤ 0.05). Conclusion: When these findings were examined, there was no difference in the operating room and intensive care nurses. The use of nail polish did not appear to affect the bacterial growth in the hand.http://floradergisi.org/managete/fu_folder/2021-03/528-536%20Ummuhan%20Yigit.pdfhand hygieneoperating roomintensive care unitnursehealthcare-associated infections |
| spellingShingle | Ümmühan YİĞİT Ganime Esra SOYSAL Talat Oğulcan ÖZARSLAN Arzu İLÇE Fatma SIRMATEL Hayrettin AKDENİZ Effect of Use of Nail Polish on Hand Bacterial Colonization Flora Infeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi hand hygiene operating room intensive care unit nurse healthcare-associated infections |
| title | Effect of Use of Nail Polish on Hand Bacterial Colonization |
| title_full | Effect of Use of Nail Polish on Hand Bacterial Colonization |
| title_fullStr | Effect of Use of Nail Polish on Hand Bacterial Colonization |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of Use of Nail Polish on Hand Bacterial Colonization |
| title_short | Effect of Use of Nail Polish on Hand Bacterial Colonization |
| title_sort | effect of use of nail polish on hand bacterial colonization |
| topic | hand hygiene operating room intensive care unit nurse healthcare-associated infections |
| url | http://floradergisi.org/managete/fu_folder/2021-03/528-536%20Ummuhan%20Yigit.pdf |
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