Infectious Complications of Tattoos

Long, Gayle E.; Rickman, Leland S.

doi:10.1093/clinids/18.4.610

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“…However, outbreaks of HBV infection related to individual tattoo and acupuncture establishments have been reported. 24,25 Furthermore, the results of this study may not apply to populations in which HCV or HBV infection rates are high, such as among those who are injection drug users or those who are older and whose exposures to these procedures or practices occurred more than 20 years ago. Additional studies will be necessary to determine if these results are applicable to older-aged populations.…”

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Relationship of cosmetic procedures and drug use to hepatitis C and hepatitis B virus infections in a low-risk population

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We conducted an anonymous cross-sectional seroprevalence study of a population with a low frequency of injection drug use to determine whether persons with a history of cosmetic procedures, such as tattooing and body piercing, or intranasal drug use were at increased risk for hepatitis C virus (HCV) or hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Students 18 years and older from eight college campuses in Houston, Texas, were invited to participate in the study. Of the 7,960 who completed a self-administered questionnaire and provided a blood sample, 5,282 U.S.-or Canadian-born participants were analyzed. Their median age was 21, 62% were female, 42% were white, 26% black, 22% Hispanic, and 10% Asian or other. Two percent reported injection drug use, 13.7% intranasal drug use, 21.2% body piercings, and 25.2% tattoos. The overall prevalence of HCV infection was 0.9% and of HBV infection was 5.2%. Higher HCV prevalence was independently associated with increasing age (odds ratio [OR] per year ‫؍‬ 1.11; 95% confidence interval [CI] ‫؍‬ 1.08-1.14), history of injection drug use (OR ‫؍‬ 18.24; 95% CI ‫؍‬ 7.74-42.92), blood transfusion before 1991 (OR ‫؍‬ 3.21; 95% CI ‫؍‬ 1.02-10.12), and incarceration (OR ‫؍‬ 3.48; 95% CI ‫؍‬ 1.45-8.37). Among 5,066 students who denied injecting drugs, HCV prevalence was 0.8% in those who reported intranasal drug use and 0.6% each in those who reported tattoos and those who reported body piercing. Increased HBV prevalence was associated with high-risk sexual behaviors and black or Asian race. In conclusion, there was no increased risk for HCV or HBV infection in low-risk adults based solely on history of cosmetic procedures or snorting drugs. However, proper infection control practices for cosmetic procedures should be followed, illegal drug use discouraged, and hepatitis B vaccination provided to adolescents and sexually active adults. (HEPATOLOGY 2006;44:341-351.)

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Relationship of cosmetic procedures and drug use to hepatitis C and hepatitis B virus infections in a low-risk population

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“…The relation between tattooing, surgery with blood transfusion, and SI with the transmission of certain infectious diseases is transmitted by blood and blood products [6,19]. Basically hepatitis B is a blood-borne disease, based on this tattooing, surgery with blood transfusion, and SI may play a key role in transmission of hepatitis B infection.…”

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Prevalence of Hepatitis B Virus and Associated Risk Factors in Irula Tribal Population

Ramalakshmi

2017

Asian J Pharm Clin Res

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Objective:The study is to analyze the prevalence of infections caused by hepatitis B virus (HBV), and to analyze of risk factors for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) transmission among the Irula tribes of Tamil Nadu.Methods: Serum samples were collected from 350 participants of Irula tribes from 15 different locations of Tamil Nadu. All serum samples were tested for serological markers of HBV (HBsAg) by 3 rd generation enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kit, and the data were subjected to analyze using SPSS (version 17.0) and Chi-square test to determine the risk factors of HBV among Irula tribes. Results:In the study, HBsAg positivity was observed in a higher percentage in males 10 (8.47%) than females 9 (3.54%) and their all age groups indicate the high prevalence of HBV infection in Irula tribes. Analysis of risk factors showed that jaundice in family (JF), tattooing, series of injection, sexual promiscuity, and surgery with blood transfusion plays a major role in transmission in spread of HBV. Conclusion:Hepatitis B is a major health problem in Irula tribes and needs to design intervention strategies among Irula tribal population.

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“…Hoy en día, la principal complicación de los tatuajes es la infección local, que ocurren más frecuentemente cuando el tatuaje no recibe los cuidados adecuados (3,5,14).…”

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¿Por qué la cura en ambiente húmedo debe limitarse sólo al tratamiento de las heridas crónicas?: La evidencia clínica al servicio de la cura de los tatuajes

Blanco-Blanco

Lozano²

2010

Gerokomos

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Infectious Complications of Tattoos

Cited by 138 publications

References 63 publications

Relationship of cosmetic procedures and drug use to hepatitis C and hepatitis B virus infections in a low-risk population

Relationship of cosmetic procedures and drug use to hepatitis C and hepatitis B virus infections in a low-risk population

Prevalence of Hepatitis B Virus and Associated Risk Factors in Irula Tribal Population

¿Por qué la cura en ambiente húmedo debe limitarse sólo al tratamiento de las heridas crónicas?: La evidencia clínica al servicio de la cura de los tatuajes

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