Bacteriological and fungal survey of commercial tattoo inks used in daily practice in a tattoo parlour

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1230-1231

  Kluger, N ^a   Terru, D ^a   Godreuil, S ^a  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYE; MERCURY SULFIDE; TATTOO INK; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMBIENT AIR; BACTERIOLOGY; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FUNGUS; INFECTION RISK; INOCULATION; LETTER; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PYOGENIC BACTERIUM; RISK ASSESSMENT; TATTOO;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DATA COLLECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FRANCE; FUNGI; HUMANS; INK; MYCOSES; RISK FACTORS; TATTOOING;

EID: 80052996625     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2010.03788.x     Document Type: Letter

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