Hand hygiene during COVID-19: Recommendations from the American Contact Dermatitis Society.
Publication/Presentation Date
12-1-2020
Abstract
The recent COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in increased hand hygiene and hand cleansing awareness. To prevent virus transmission, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends frequent hand washing with soap and water. Hand hygiene products are available in a variety of forms, and while each of these formulations may be effective against COVID-19, they may also alter skin barrier integrity and function. As health care workers and the general population focus on stringent hand hygiene, the American Contact Dermatitis Society anticipates an increase in both irritant contact and allergic contact hand dermatitis. Alcohol-based hand sanitizers with moisturizers have the least sensitizing and irritancy potential when compared to soaps and synthetic detergents. This article provides an overview of the most frequently used hand hygiene products and their associations with contact dermatitis as well as recommendations from the American Contact Dermatitis Society on how to treat and prevent further dermatitis.
Volume
83
Issue
6
First Page
1730
Last Page
1737
ISSN
1097-6787
Published In/Presented At
Rundle, C. W., Presley, C. L., Militello, M., Barber, C., Powell, D. L., Jacob, S. E., Atwater, A. R., Watsky, K. L., Yu, J., & Dunnick, C. A. (2020). Hand hygiene during COVID-19: Recommendations from the American Contact Dermatitis Society. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 83(6), 1730–1737. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2020.07.057
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
32707253
Department(s)
Department of Medicine, Department of Medicine Fellows and Residents, Fellows and Residents
Document Type
Article