Atypical mycobacteria infection following tattooing: Review of an outbreak in 8 patients in a French tattoo parlor

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 144, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 941-942

  Kluger, Nicolas ^a   Muller, Christine ^a   Gral, Nathalie ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLARITHROMYCIN; FUSIDIC ACID; MINOCYCLINE; NEOMYCIN; TYROTHRICIN;

BACTERIUM CULTURE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; FRANCE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LETTER; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DEFECT; TATTOOING; VERTIGO;

ADULT; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIA, ATYPICAL; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; TATTOOING;

EID: 47849129506     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 0003987X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.144.7.941     Document Type: Letter

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