ArticlePathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2013
Healthcare workers' hand microbiome may mediate carriage of hospital pathogens.
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- WORKbiota: A Systematic Review about the Effects of Occupational Exposure on Microbiota and Workers' Health.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Longitudinal analysis of the hand microbiome in response to chlorine-based antiseptic use during a military field exercise.Microbiology spectrum · 2026Article
- Analysis of microbial composition in different dry skin areas of Beijing women.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Article
- The dynamic relationship between skin microbiomes and personal care products: A comprehensive review.Heliyon · 2024Review
- Longitudinal profiling of the burn patient cutaneous and gastrointestinal microbiota: a pilot study.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Microbial contamination of the hands of healthcare providers in the operating theatre of a central hospital.Southern African journal of infectious diseases · 2021Article
- Maternal Oral Health Influences Infant Salivary Microbiome.Journal of dental research · 2021Article
- Co-occurrence of yeast, streptococci, dental decay, and gingivitis in the post-partum period: results of a longitudinal study.Journal of oral microbiology · 2020Article
- Impact of technical sources of variation on the hand microbiome dynamics of healthcare workers.PloS one · 2014Article
- Nitrile versus Latex for Glove Juice Sampling.PloS one · 2014Article
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Abstract
One function of skin microbiota is to resist colonization and infection by external microorganisms. We sought to detect whether the structure of the hand microbiota of 34 healthcare workers (HCW) in a surgical intensive care unit mediates or modifies the relationship between demographic and behavioral factors and potential pathogen carriage on hands after accounting for pathogen exposure. We used a taxonomic screen (16S rRNA) to characterize the bacterial community, and qPCR to detect presence of Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus spp., methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and Candida albicans on their dominant hands. Hands were sampled weekly over a 3-week period. Age, hand hygiene, and work shift were significantly associated with potential pathogen carriage and the associations were pathogen dependent. Additionally, the overall hand microbiota structure was associated with the carriage of potential pathogens. Hand microbiota community structure may act as a biomarker of pathogen carriage, and modifying that structure may potentially limit pathogen carriage among HCW.
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