Effects of hydroquinone-containing creams on capillary glycemia before and after serial hand washings in Africans.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hydroquinone-containing creams cause false increases in capillary glycemia. However, the magnitude of this false increase, and the means to reverse it have not been investigated.

Objective

To evaluate the technical and clinical impact of hydroquinone-containing creams on capillary glycemia and investigate the efficacy of hand washing and other common practices, in reversing cream effects.

Methods

We included 91 participants in a quasi-experimental study in Buea, Cameroon. After determining the hydroquinone content of a cream, Caro Light, we used two glucometers with different enzymatic systems (Accu-Chek Active and OneTouch Ultra 2) to measure fasting glycemia after: initial hand washing (reference), application of 1 ml of hydroquinone-containing cream, fin

SUBMITTER: Choukem SP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6112636 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature