A potential hidden reservoir: The role of nail hygiene in preventing transmission of COVID-19

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2020 Sep;83(3):e245-e246. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.05.119. Epub 2020 Jun 1.
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Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Betacoronavirus / isolation & purification
  • Betacoronavirus / pathogenicity
  • COVID-19
  • Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology
  • Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control*
  • Coronavirus Infections / transmission
  • Coronavirus Infections / virology
  • Hand Hygiene / methods*
  • Hand Hygiene / standards
  • Humans
  • Infection Control / methods
  • Infection Control / standards*
  • Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / prevention & control
  • Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient / prevention & control
  • Nails / virology*
  • Pandemics / prevention & control*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology
  • Pneumonia, Viral / prevention & control*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / transmission
  • Pneumonia, Viral / virology
  • SARS-CoV-2