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Study: Tattoo ink caused 2015 outbreak of nontuberculous mycobacteria in Florida

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  • Study: Tattoo ink caused 2015 outbreak of nontuberculous mycobacteria in Florida

    Source: https://www.healio.com/infectious-di...s-mycobacteria


    Study: Tattoo ink caused 2015 outbreak of nontuberculous mycobacteria in Florida
    November 24, 2018


    An outbreak of nontuberculous mycobacterial skin infections in Florida was traced to contaminated tattoo ink and tap water, according to findings published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

    Officials launched an investigation after a dermatologist in Miami-Dade County reported three patients with skin infections to the state health department.

    ?In recent years, a number of nontuberculous mycobacterial outbreaks associated with tattoo studios have been reported in the literature,? Isabel Griffin, MPH, epidemiologist and biological scientist at the Florida Department of Health (DOH) in Miami-Dade County, and colleagues wrote. ?These outbreaks have been associated with poor infection control practices at tattoo studios and contamination of graywash ink at the point of manufacture...
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