Hepatitis C transmission through tattooing: a case report
Hepatitis C transmission through tattooing: a case report
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通过纹身传播丙型肝炎：病例报告
DOI：
10.1111/j.1467-842x.1996.tb01035.x
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发表时间：
1996
影响因子：
3.5
通讯作者：
N. Crofts
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文献类型：
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作者：
S. Thompson;Franz Hernberger;Elizabeth Wale;N. Crofts
翻译后摘要：我们报告的情况下，一名囚犯的纹身是丙型肝炎病毒（HCV）感染的可能来源。许多纹身是在监狱内进行的，使用的设备与其他囚犯多次共用，消毒手段有限。该病例支持了先前的报告，即监狱是HCV感染的危险因素，HCV可以通过纹身传播。在监狱内使用未经消毒的设备纹身必须是一种高风险的活动，因为被监禁者中HCV感染率很高。需要采取减少伤害的方法来降低这种环境中的风险。
Abstract: We report the case of a prisoner for whom tattooing was the likely source of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Many of the tattoos were carried out within prison using equipment that was multiply shared with other prisoners with limited access to means of disinfection. This case supports previous reports that prison is a risk factor for HCV infection and that HCV can be transmitted through tattooing. Use of unsterilised equipment for tattooing within prison must be a high‐risk activity, given the high prevalence of HCV infection among those incarcerated. Harm reduction approaches are required to diminish risk in this environment.