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 checklis

SUBMITTER: Acuna-Chavez LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9006427 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature