While there wasn’t a huge difference between clean-shaven and bearded individuals, notable bacteria like methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus were more present on workers without facial hair. The authors suggest this may be because small cuts and micro-abrasions sustained during shaving support bacterial colonization.
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