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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1709.102011
Personal Author:
Kay, Meagan K. ; Perti, Tara R. ; Duchin, Jeffrey S. ;
Kay, Meagan K. ; Perti, Tara R. ; Duchin, Jeffrey S. ; Less -
Description:
After a laboratory-confirmed case of Mycobacterium haemophilum skin infection in a recently tattooed immunocompetent adult was reported, we investigated to identify the infection source and additional cases. We found 1 laboratory-confirmed and 1 suspected case among immunocompetent adults who had been tattooed at the same parlor.
Subject:
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Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Ciprofloxacin
Clarithromycin
Contact Tracing
Dispatch
Drug Therapy, Combination
Humans
Immunocompetent
Male
Mycobacterium Haemophilum
Mycobacterium Infections
Rifampin
Skin Diseases, Bacterial
Skin Infection
Tattoo
Tattooing
Treatment Outcome
Tuberculosis And Other Mycobacteria
Washington
Dispatch

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 17(9):1734-1736. ;
Document Type:
Journal Article ;
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:34a9f0c754191b865e1d53f9300ab9dbe6f80dd2a9a782667466189d88b53fea
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