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Nail art: a review of current infection control issues
1Infection Control Department, University Hospital Lewisham, London, UK. annette.jeanes@uhl.nhs.uk
The Journal of Hospital Infection
|September 25, 2001
Abstract:
Nail art or nail technology is a form of nail decoration which frequently entails applying extensions to the natural nail and then adding decorative effects. There have been a number of outbreaks of infection which have implicated nail art. These infections are likely to be as a result of difficulties in cleaning and maintaining the nail extensions. Nail art appears to be incompatible with clinical care.