title: Microbiological flora and nail polish: a brief report.
abstract: Removing nail polish and prosthetic nails from operating room (OR) personnel prior to scrubbing and from patients prior to hand surgery is recommended but not practiced in many hospitals. There is concern that nail polish can act as a vehicle for the transfer of infectious agents. This study was designed to determine the incidence of microbiological flora of nail polish in a clinical setting.
authors: Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
authors: G M
authors: GM
authors: Rayan
authors: D J
authors: DJ
authors: Flournoy
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Schlageter
mesh_terms: D000150:Acinetobacter / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003358:Cosmetics; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000601:surgery; D006235:Hand Disinfection; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D009262:Nails / Q000382:microbiology*; D009873:Operating Rooms; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D003358:Cosmetics