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Degree of bacterial contamination in barbershops using hair dryers in Riyadh
Barbershops provide areas for the growth and transfer of bacterial pathogens and thereby have an impact on public health. Barbershops are ideal places for the interactive spread of infections, including community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA). Here, the work determ...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8117043/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34025154 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.02.083 |
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author | Al Yousef, Sulaiman A. |
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description | Barbershops provide areas for the growth and transfer of bacterial pathogens and thereby have an impact on public health. Barbershops are ideal places for the interactive spread of infections, including community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA). Here, the work determines the degree of bacterial contamination of hair dryers used in barbershops. The samples were collected in the city of Riyadh, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on March 2019. Significant bacterial contamination was seen, with total bacterial count increasing when the hair dryers were run for 20 instead of 10 s. The study shows a high level of bacterial contamination barbershops using hair dryers, with MRSA being isolated in some. The results suggest that high quality filters should be used inside hair dryers and filters, and theses should be cleaned frequently. |
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spelling | pubmed-81170432021-05-20 Degree of bacterial contamination in barbershops using hair dryers in Riyadh Al Yousef, Sulaiman A. Saudi J Biol Sci Original Article Barbershops provide areas for the growth and transfer of bacterial pathogens and thereby have an impact on public health. Barbershops are ideal places for the interactive spread of infections, including community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA). Here, the work determines the degree of bacterial contamination of hair dryers used in barbershops. The samples were collected in the city of Riyadh, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on March 2019. Significant bacterial contamination was seen, with total bacterial count increasing when the hair dryers were run for 20 instead of 10 s. The study shows a high level of bacterial contamination barbershops using hair dryers, with MRSA being isolated in some. The results suggest that high quality filters should be used inside hair dryers and filters, and theses should be cleaned frequently. Elsevier 2021-05 2021-03-10 /pmc/articles/PMC8117043/ /pubmed/34025154 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.02.083 Text en © 2021 The Author(s) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Original Article Al Yousef, Sulaiman A. Degree of bacterial contamination in barbershops using hair dryers in Riyadh |
title | Degree of bacterial contamination in barbershops using hair dryers in Riyadh |
title_full | Degree of bacterial contamination in barbershops using hair dryers in Riyadh |
title_fullStr | Degree of bacterial contamination in barbershops using hair dryers in Riyadh |
title_full_unstemmed | Degree of bacterial contamination in barbershops using hair dryers in Riyadh |
title_short | Degree of bacterial contamination in barbershops using hair dryers in Riyadh |
title_sort | degree of bacterial contamination in barbershops using hair dryers in riyadh |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8117043/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34025154 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.02.083 |
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