Tattooing and Transfusion-Transmitted Diseases in Brazil: A Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Matched Study

Background: Presence of tattoos has been a criterion for temporary deferral of blood donors. Scientific evidence remains equivocal regarding the association between tattooing and transfusion-transmitted diseases (TTDs). Methods: A cross-sectional matched study was undertaken among adults attending a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	European journal of epidemiology 2003-01, Vol.18 (5), p.441-449
Hauptverfasser:	Sérgio de A. Nishioka, Gyorkos, T. W., Joseph, L., J.-P. Collet, MacLean, J. D.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult AIDS Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Animals Antibodies, Protozoan - blood Antibodies, Protozoan - immunology Antibodies, Viral - blood Antibodies, Viral - immunology Biological and medical sciences Biomarkers - blood Blood Blood donation Blood Donors Blood-Borne Pathogens Blood. Blood and plasma substitutes. Blood products. Blood cells. Blood typing. Plasmapheresis. Apheresis Brazil - epidemiology Chagas disease Chagas Disease - blood Chagas Disease - epidemiology Chagas Disease - transmission Cross-Sectional Studies Disease Disease transmission Epidemiology Female Hepacivirus Hepacivirus - immunology Hepacivirus - isolation & purification Hepatitis Hepatitis B virus Hepatitis B virus - immunology Hepatitis B virus - isolation & purification HIV - immunology HIV - isolation & purification HIV infections Hospitals, Teaching Humans Infections Infectious Diseases Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Predisposing factors Risk Factors Seroepidemiologic Studies Sexually transmitted diseases STD Studies Syphilis Tattooing Tattooing - adverse effects Tattoos Transfusion Transfusion Reaction Transfusions. Complications. Transfusion reactions. Cell and gene therapy Treponema pallidum - immunology Treponema pallidum - isolation & purification Trypanosoma cruzi - immunology Trypanosoma cruzi - isolation & purification Vector-borne diseases Virus Diseases - blood Virus Diseases - epidemiology Virus Diseases - transmission
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