Title Authors Year Results

Beyond the Polish: An Walsh, Sarah A. 2012 Serious ills can stem from nail salons and can
Examination of impact the livelihood and well-being of
Hazardous Conditions patrons and technicians.
in Nail Salons and
Potential Solutions for
the Industry in New
York City
Survey of Infection Johnson, I. MD; 2001 Technicians re-used almost all instruments
Control Procedures at Shanin, R. MD; even if this was not the intent of the
Manicure and Pedicure Yaffe, B. MD, (et manufacturer. Isopropyl alcohol was the most
Establishments in North al) commonly used disinfectant. Many
Yorck technicians did not wear gloves while
performing procedures. Most did not follow
universal precautions when asked how they
would react to incidental cuts on either the
client or themselves. There is a need for the
development of infection control protocols
for manicure and pedicure establishments
since the potential for transmission of
infectious diseases does exist.
Evaluation of Bacterial Janmohammadi, 2016 The increased number of bacterial and fungal
and fungal F., Fhati, G., colonies in the barbershops that used this
Contaminations in Roshani, D., & type of disinfectant may be attributed to the
Barbershops in Farahmandi, K. poor awareness of barbers about the
Kamyaran city, methods of preparing and diluting it, as well
Iran-Summer 2015 as its extended use.
Mycological examination Uslu, H., Uyanik, 2008 This study showed that shared tools and
of the barbers’ tools M., & Ayyildiz, A. contacted surfaces in barbershops are
about sources of
important sources for fungal colonization and
fungal infections.
may play an important role in spreading
mycotic infections among people.

Janmohammadi, F., Fhati, G., Roshani, D., & Farahmandi, K. (2016). Evaluation of Bacterial and fungal
Contaminations in Barbershops in Kamyaran city, Iran-Summer 2015. International Journal of Medical
Research & Health Sciences, (5), 9th ser., 368-31.