Bacterial infections in patients with nipple piercings: a qualitative systematic review of case reports and case series

Abstract: The main objective of this review is to identify the most frequently isolated bacteria in patients with infections related to nipple piercings in case reports and case series. In addition, the aim is to describe clinical manifestations and antecedents. There is a protocol of this review. The terms "bacterial infections", "nipple piercing" and their synonyms were considered. Pubmed/Medline, Scopus, Embase, Web of Science core collection and Ovid/Medline databases were searched until November 15, 2021 without date or language restrictions. Two authors extracted the articles and three other authors performed the selection, first by title and abstract, and second by full-text revision. Discrepancies were resolved with yet two other authors. Quality was assessed using the Joanna Briggs checklists. Finally, data extraction was realized. A total of 1,531 articles were extracted, of which 20 articles were included, and one article was added by hand-searching. The final number of articles ...

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Bacterial infections in patients with nipple piercings: a qualitative systematic review of case reports and case series ; volume:10 ; day:30 ; month:03 ; year:2022 ; GMS infectious diseases ; 10 (30.03.2022)

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Medizin, Gesundheit

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Acuña-Chávez, Luis M. ; Alva-Alayo, Christian A. ; Aguilar-Villanueva, Giamfranco A. ; Zavala-Alvarado, Kevin A. ; Alverca-Meza, Cristhian A. ; Aguirre-Sánchez, María M. ; Amaya-Castro, Anyelo A.

Further information

• DOI: 10.3205/id000080
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0183-id0000802
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 15.08.2025, 7:26 AM CEST