Awareness of the risk of endocarditis associated with tattooing and body piercing among patients with congenital heart disease and paediatric cardiologists in the United Kingdom

Body art in the form of tattoos and piercing has become increasingly popular amongst children and teenagers, and is nowadays more socially acceptable despite media reports citing tissue destruction and death. Our study explored the awareness and experience of patients with congenital heart disease,...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Archives of disease in childhood 2007-11, Vol.92 (11), p.1013-1014
Hauptverfasser:	Shebani, Suhair O, Miles, Helen F J, Simmons, Phil, Stickley, John, De Giovanni, Joseph V
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Anti-Infective Agents, Local - therapeutic use Antibiotic Prophylaxis Antibiotics Bacterial infections Biological and medical sciences Body art Body decoration Body piercing Body Piercing - adverse effects Cardiac patients Cardiologists Cardiology Cardiovascular disease Cardiovascular diseases Child Child, Preschool Clinical Competence Congenital diseases Consent Consultants Endocarditis Endocarditis - etiology Endocarditis - prevention & control Epidemiology General aspects Government regulation Guidelines Health aspects Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Heart Heart Defects, Congenital - epidemiology Heart Disorders Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Infections Laws, regulations and rules Medical sciences Miscellaneous Patient Education as Topic Patients Pediatrics Physicians Prevention and actions Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Risk Risk factors Short Report Skin cancer Surveys Surveys and Questionnaires Tattooing - adverse effects Tattoos United Kingdom - epidemiology Viral infections
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Zusammenfassung:	Body art in the form of tattoos and piercing has become increasingly popular amongst children and teenagers, and is nowadays more socially acceptable despite media reports citing tissue destruction and death. Our study explored the awareness and experience of patients with congenital heart disease, and of cardiologists and professionals responsible for their care.
ISSN:	0003-9888 1468-2044
DOI:	10.1136/adc.2006.114942