1. Tattoo-Associated Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Skin Infections--Multiple States, 2011-2012.
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Bedard, Brenden, Kennedy, Byron, Escuyer, Vincent, Mitchell, Kara, Duchin, Jeffrey S., Pottinger, Paul, Hurst, Stanley, Sharp, Ken, Wickham, Timothy, Jackson, Sarah, Bamberg, Wendy, LeBlanc, Pamela, Katz, Linda M., MacCannell, Taranisia, Noble-Wang, Judith, O'Connell, Heather, Kallen, Alexander, Jensen, Bette, Nguyen, Duc B., and Kinzer, Michael H.
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TATTOOING ,MYCOBACTERIAL diseases ,PUBLIC health ,INK ,TATTOO artists ,HEALTH risk assessment ,INTRADERMAL injections - Abstract
The article reports on the tattoo-associated nontuberculous mycobacterial(NTM) skin infections in the U.S. In the sample testing of individuals with Mycobacterium chelonae skin infection in 2012 public health officials in New York concluded that each infection were associated with the use of the same nationally distributed prediluted gray ink. It informs that NTM contamination occurs during the manufacturing process due to the use of contaminated ingredients or poor manufacturing practices or by dilution of inks with nonsterile water by tattoo artists. It is suggested to the consumers to be aware of the health risks associated with getting an intradermal tattoo.
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- 2012