Trichophyton tonsurans infections after visiting a barbershop – findings from official hygiene monitoring
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Background: in a total of nine people who had visited the same barbershop. Method: Official hygiene monitoring of the barbershop was performed on an event-related basis, during which compliance with the requirements of the "Schleswig-Holstein State Ordinance on the Prevention of Communicable Diseases (Hygiene Ordinance)" was checked. In addition, hygienic-microbiological environmental examinations of materials and surfaces were performed in cooperation with the Department of Dermatology at the University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel Campus. Results: in three out of ten samples tested. Shaving equipment and a drawer used to store shaving equipment were positive. Conclusion: infections and must be adapted.
Source: PubMed
DOI: 10.3205/dgkh000507
Institution: University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein
Language: English
Topic: Nail Diseases and Treatments
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4404474142