Hand hygiene during COVID-19 : Recommendations from the American Contact Dermatitis Society

Copyright © 2020 American Academy of Dermatology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved..

The recent COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in increased hand hygiene and hand cleansing awareness. To prevent virus transmission, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends frequent hand washing with soap and water. Hand hygiene products are available in a variety of forms, and while each of these formulations may be effective against COVID-19, they may also alter skin barrier integrity and function. As health care workers and the general population focus on stringent hand hygiene, the American Contact Dermatitis Society anticipates an increase in both irritant contact and allergic contact hand dermatitis. Alcohol-based hand sanitizers with moisturizers have the least sensitizing and irritancy potential when compared to soaps and synthetic detergents. This article provides an overview of the most frequently used hand hygiene products and their associations with contact dermatitis as well as recommendations from the American Contact Dermatitis Society on how to treat and prevent further dermatitis.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:83

Enthalten in:

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - 83(2020), 6 vom: 25. Dez., Seite 1730-1737

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Rundle, Chandler W [VerfasserIn]
Presley, Colby L [VerfasserIn]
Militello, Michelle [VerfasserIn]
Barber, Cara [VerfasserIn]
Powell, Douglas L [VerfasserIn]
Jacob, Sharon E [VerfasserIn]
Atwater, Amber Reck [VerfasserIn]
Watsky, Kalman L [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Jiade [VerfasserIn]
Dunnick, Cory A [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Allergic contact dermatitis
Anti-Infective Agents, Local
COVID-19
Detergents
Hand washing
Irritant contact dermatitis
Irritants
Journal Article
Review
Soap
Soaps

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 01.12.2020

Date Revised 15.06.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jaad.2020.07.057

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM312832338