Al Yousef Sulaiman A
Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College Applied Medical Science, University of Hafr Al Batin, P. O. Box 1803, Hafar Al-batin 31991, Saudi Arabia.
Saudi J Biol Sci. 2021 May;28(5):2692-2694. doi: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.02.083. Epub 2021 Mar 10.
Barbershops provide areas for the growth and transfer of bacterial pathogens and thereby have an impact on public health. Barbershops are ideal places for the interactive spread of infections, including community-associated methicillin-resistant (CA-MRSA). Here, the work determines the degree of bacterial contamination of hair dryers used in barbershops. The samples were collected in the city of Riyadh, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on March 2019. Significant bacterial contamination was seen, with total bacterial count increasing when the hair dryers were run for 20 instead of 10 s. The study shows a high level of bacterial contamination barbershops using hair dryers, with MRSA being isolated in some. The results suggest that high quality filters should be used inside hair dryers and filters, and theses should be cleaned frequently.
理发店为细菌病原体的滋生和传播提供了场所，从而对公众健康产生影响。理发店是感染交互传播的理想场所，包括社区获得性耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌（CA-MRSA）。在此，这项工作确定了理发店使用的吹风机的细菌污染程度。样本于2019年3月在沙特阿拉伯王国利雅得市采集。发现存在显著的细菌污染，当吹风机运行20秒而非10秒时，细菌总数增加。该研究表明，使用吹风机的理发店细菌污染程度很高，在一些理发店中分离出了耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌。结果表明，吹风机内部应使用高质量过滤器，并且这些过滤器应经常清洁。
