Wearing occlusive gloves increases the density of staphylococcus aureus in patients with hand eczema

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  • Line Brok Nørreslet
  • Sofie Marie Edslev
  • Esben Meulengracht Flachs
  • Niels Erik Ebbehøj
  • Paal Skytt Andersen
  • Agner, Tove

Hand eczema is frequently colonized with Staphylococcus aureus. Some patients with hand eczema wear occlusive gloves regularly; however, the effect of this on the density of S. aureus is unexplored. The aim of this study is to examine the effect of occlusive gloves on the density of S. aureus sampled from the hands of patients with hand eczema. In an experimental set-up, patients with moderate-to-severe hand eczema wore an occlusive glove on one hand for 4 h with a 30-min break. Bacterial swabs were collected from the most severe eczema lesion on the hand before and immediately after glove exposure. S. aureus colony-forming units were counted and log-transformations used for comparison of before- and after-values. Among 30 patients, 19 (63%) were colonized with S. aureus. After glove occlusion S. aureus colony-forming units increased by a factor of 1.72 (p < 0.01). In conclusion, the density of sampled S. aureus on eczematous skin after prolonged wearing of occlusive gloves is greatly increased.

Original languageEnglish
Article numberadv00515
JournalActa Dermato-Venereologica
Volume101
Issue number8
ISSN0001-5555
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021

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Funding Information:
This work was supported by The Danish Working Environment Fund (grant number 20185100823); Augustinusfonden; and Aage Bangs Fond. The funding sources were not involved in this study, including the study design; the collection, analysis and interpretation of data; the writing of the paper; or the submission process.

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© 2021, Medical Journals/Acta D-V. All rights reserved.

    Research areas

  • Alcohol-based hand rub, Bacteria, Hand eczema, Infection prevention, Occlusive gloves, Staphylococcus aureus

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