1.
West Indian med. j
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53(6): 413-415, Dec. 2004.
Article
in English
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| ID: lil-410092
ABSTRACT
Eight bacterial and five fungal species were isolated from swab samples taken from instruments used by pedicurists operating at three different sites in Lagos, Nigeria. The bacterial isolates included Micrococcus luteus, Micrococcus roseus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Staphylococcus aureus, Hafnia spp, Shigella spp, Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus spp. The five fungal isolates were identified as Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus flavus, Mucor spp, Trichophyton spp and Candida albicans. The presence of these microorganisms, some of which are pathogenic, is an indication that pedicurists could be contributing towards the spread of skin and nail infections within the Lagos metropolis
Subject(s)
Humans , Bacteria/isolation & purification , Equipment Contamination , Skin Diseases, Infectious/transmission , Fungi/isolation & purification , Beauty and Aesthetics Centers/instrumentation , Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient , Nails/microbiology , Colony Count, Microbial , Hygiene/standards , Health Surveys , Nigeria/epidemiology , Beauty and Aesthetics Centers/standards
2.
West Indian med. j
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53(6): 367-367, Dec. 2004.
Article
in English
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| ID: lil-410100
3.
Säo Paulo; Säo Paulo (Estado). Secretaria da Saúde. Centro de Vigilância Sanitária. Divisäo Técnica de Serviços de Saúde; fev. 1994. 12 p. tab.
Monography
in Portuguese
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| ID: lil-130436