Nail polish used by healthcare personnel does not increase the rate of healthcare-associated infections

Is hybrid and gel manicure safe? Current stage of knowledge

“…Prohibitions against nail polish are at the discretion of the infection prevention program, except among healthcare workers who interact with the sterile field who are prohibited from any kind of nail polish. The recommendations rate the quality of evidence as high which faced criticism from authors whose research suggests that some types of nail polish do not interfere with the effectiveness of hand hygiene [ 23 ]. The summary of literature search concerning hybrid and gel nail varnishes in the context of potential impact on the rate of healthcare-associated infections is presented in Table 1 .…”

Is hybrid and gel manicure safe? Current stage of knowledge

“…Prohibitions against nail polish are at the discretion of the infection prevention program, except among healthcare workers who interact with the sterile field who are prohibited from any kind of nail polish. The recommendations rate the quality of evidence as high which faced criticism from authors whose research suggests that some types of nail polish do not interfere with the effectiveness of hand hygiene [ 23 ]. The summary of literature search concerning hybrid and gel nail varnishes in the context of potential impact on the rate of healthcare-associated infections is presented in Table 1 .…”

Is hybrid and gel manicure safe? Current stage of knowledge

“…Prohibitions against nail polish are at the discretion of the infection prevention program, except among healthcare workers who interact with the sterile field who are prohibited from any kind of nail polish. The recommendations rate the quality of evidence as high which faced criticism from authors whose research suggests that some types of nail polish do not interfere with the effectiveness of hand hygiene [ 23 ]. The summary of literature search concerning hybrid and gel nail varnishes in the context of potential impact on the rate of healthcare-associated infections is presented in Table 1 .…”

Is hybrid and gel manicure safe? Current stage of knowledge

“…Prohibitions against nail polish are at the discretion of the infection prevention program, except among healthcare workers who interact with the sterile field who are prohibited from any kind of nail polish. The recommendations rate the quality of evidence as high which faced criticism from authors whose research suggests that some types of nail polish do not interfere with the effectiveness of hand hygiene [ 23 ]. The summary of literature search concerning hybrid and gel nail varnishes in the context of potential impact on the rate of healthcare-associated infections is presented in Table 1 .…”