An outbreak of Mycobacterium chelonae infections in tattoos

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 501-506

  Drage, Lisa A ^a   Ecker, Phillip M ^a   Orenstein, Robert ^a   Phillips, P Kim ^a   Edson, Randall S ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

atypical mycobacteria; Mycobacterium chelonae; nontuberculous mycobacteria; rapidly growing mycobacteria; skin and soft tissue infection; tattoo complication; tattoo infection

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; CEFALEXIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLOBETASOL; CORTICOSTEROID; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FLUOCINONIDE; HYDROCORTISONE; MINOCYCLINE; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; GRANULOMA; HISTIOCYTOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LICHENOID; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MIXED INFECTION; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; PAPULE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; PUNCH BIOPSY; PUSTULE; RASH; SKIN EXAMINATION; SKIN INFECTION; TATTOO; TISSUE CULTURE;

ADULT; CLARITHROMYCIN; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL; TATTOOING;

EID: 76349105057     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.03.034     Document Type: Article

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