Artificial nail modelling systems in healthcare workers: An emerging risk of contact sensitization to a well‐known occupational allergen in an alternative way
Zeynep Keskinkaya,
Selda Işık Mermutlu,
Özge Kaya
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundArtificial nail modelling systems (ANMS) pose a significant risk for nail stylists and their clients regarding acrylate sensitization, which might jeopardize the use of acrylate‐containing medical devices.ObjectivesTo evaluate the frequency of artificial nail practices among female healthcare workers (HCWs) compared with controls and assess ANMS‐related side effects.MethodsIn this comparative, cross‐sectional, single‐centre study, a face‐to‐face interview with 200 female HCWs and 200 age‐matched fema… Show more
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.