| Title |
Contaminants in human nail dust: an occupational hazard in podiatry?
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, February 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1757-1146-7-15 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Paul D Tinley, Karen Eddy, Peter Collier |
| Abstract |
There has been limited literature indicating that podiatrists' health may be at risk from exposure to human nail dust. Previous studies carried out in the UK have shown that large amounts of dust become airborne during the human nail drilling procedure and are present in the air up to 10 hours after a clinical session. This increases the risk of Respiratory Tract (RT) infection for the practitioner. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 5 | 50% |
| United States | 2 | 20% |
| Unknown | 3 | 30% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 10 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| India | 1 | 3% |
| Ghana | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 36 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 4 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 11% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 8 | 21% |
| Unknown | 10 | 26% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 8 | 21% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 6 | 16% |
| Environmental Science | 2 | 5% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 2 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 7 | 18% |
| Unknown | 11 | 29% |