Microbial status and product labelling of 58 original tattoo inks

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 73-80

  Hogsberg T ^a   Saunte, D M ^a   Frimodt Moller N ^b   Serup, J ^a  

^a Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^b STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INK; TATTOO INK; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTAMINATION; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PACKAGING; PRESERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCT SAFETY; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK;

BACTERIA; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DENMARK; DRUG PACKAGING; FUNGI; HUMANS; INK; MATERIALS TESTING; PRODUCT LABELING; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL; TATTOOING;

EID: 84872847145     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2011.04359.x     Document Type: Article

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