Effect of Face Surgical Mask Application Face Skin Flora, Staphylococcus epidermedis As A Symbol

Asmaa Al-Ajeel

doi:10.21608/eajbsg.2020.127317

Abstract

Skin flora is a group of microbiota residing normally skin, it has an important function through the preservation of skin from infection by their natural probiotics or other defending tools. This study aimed to show the effect of surgical masks wearing on skin flora, depending on Staphylococcus epidermedis as a bacterial symbol. The study was done on 20 normal individuals who are wearing surgical mask daily during their performing their normal life activities during COVID-19 global outbreak. Skin swabs before and after mask-wearing were taken from each individual from both genders equally (10 male and 10 female individuals). Bacteriological investigations were done for each swab as soon as at the private lab at Drmatology Private Clinic. These investigations were focused on staphylococcus epidermedis as bacteriological skin flora before and after mask application. Results revealed a significant reduction in bacterial numbers after wearing face masks by two genders. the bacterial count was reduced from 1x10 3 to 102 bacterial in males and the count was 1x102 to 10 cells in females. In conclusion, wearing masks was affecting skin flora on the face through the reduction of some types of bacterial skin flora,Staphylococcus epidermedis her as a sample.

Highlights

Facemasks are critical components of personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers, when those workers are dealing with transmitted diseases (Seto et al, 2003). surgical face masks could prevent the transmission of human coronaviruses and influenza viruses from symptomatic individuals (Nancy et al, 2020)
Twenty adult volunteers from both salt agar, blood agar. both coagulase and genders were included in this study following npovobiocin sensitivity tests were used to research ethics through the information of confirm the diagnosis of Staphylococcus volunteers and written consent was taken epidermedis.bacterial counts were calculated from each one. inclusion criteria for this using the pour plate technique
Skin flora is important to skin health through their secretions and biological activities. any shift to these flora leads to skin affection like secondary skin infections of different etiology

Summary

INTRODUCTION

Facemasks are critical components of personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers, when those workers are dealing with transmitted diseases (Seto et al, 2003). surgical face masks could prevent the transmission of human coronaviruses and influenza viruses from symptomatic individuals (Nancy et al, 2020). Do not ferment mannitol, and sensitive to Bacteriological investigations were done for novobiocin It causes catheter-associated each swab as soon as at the private lab at infection urinary tract infection Drmatology Private Clinic. These organisms may bacteriological skin flora before and after cause infection to prosthetic devices like an mask application. Direct and indirect artificial joint, prosthetic heart valve This is bacteriological investigations were done to due to the production of extracellular slime confirm the diagnosis of Staphylococcus material by this organism, biofilm formation epidermedis using specific biochemical acts as a virulence factor (Brooks et al, 2013). This is bacteriological investigations were done to due to the production of extracellular slime confirm the diagnosis of Staphylococcus material by this organism, biofilm formation epidermedis using specific biochemical acts as a virulence factor (Brooks et al, 2013). investigations following (Forbes et al, 2007)

MATERIALS AND METHODS

RESULTS

DISCUSSION