| Literature DB >> 87977 |
A E Limentani, L M Elliott, N D Noah, J K Lamborn.
Abstract
An outbreak of 34 cases of hepatitis B not all of them notified, is described. 31 was tattooed by one artist; 3 were secondary infections. All primary infections occurred in males aged 16-28 years. Several defects in hygiene in the tattooing procedure were noticed. Recommendations are made for the licensing and routine inspection of all tattoo parlours.Entities:
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Year: 1979 PMID： 87977 DOI： 10.1016/s0140-6736(79)90132-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Lancet ISSN： 0140-6736 Impact factor: 79.321