Mycobacterium chelonae illnesses associated with tattoo ink

N Engl J Med. 2012 Dec 13;367(24):2357; author reply 2357-8. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1212350.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Cosmetics / adverse effects*
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Ink*
  • Male
  • Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / etiology*
  • Mycobacterium chelonae / isolation & purification*
  • Tattooing / adverse effects*

Substances

  • Cosmetics