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In the research, the investigators will monitor the bacterial colonization of nails coated with a methacrylic coating
It is known that the hand hygiene of healthcare workers is extremely important in order to prevent health-related infections. The effectiveness of hand disinfection can be affected by aspects of hand hygiene such as long nails and fingernail applications. In order to determine whether and to what extent fingernails applied among healthcare workers pose a risk of transmission of potentially pathogenic bacteria, and until what day artificial fingernails are safe in healthcare workers, the investigators will monitor bacterial colonization on nails with UV-cured methacrylic fingernails lamp and compared it with a control group of natural nails without application.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| natural nails | Active Comparator | Alcohol hand sanitizer 3ml applied into hands, spread over hands up to the wrist and rubbed until dry on natural nails. |
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| methaacrylic nails | Active Comparator | Alcohol hand sanitizer 3ml applied into hands, spread over hands up to the wrist and rubbed until dry on methaacrylic nails |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Comparison of microbiological sampling on natural nails | Diagnostic Test | Comparison of microbiological sampling before and after hand desinfection |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Comparison of microbial colonization between natural and methacrylate nails | From day 1st to the end of treatment on day 14th |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| University Medical Center Ljubljana | Ljubljana | 1000 | Slovenia |
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| Comparison of microbiological sampling on methacrylic nails | Diagnostic Test | Comparison of microbiological sampling on methacrylic nails |
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