Systematic review of tattoo-associated skin infection with rapidly growing mycobacteria and public health investigation of a cluster in Scotland, 2010

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 18, Issue 32, 2013, Pages

  Conaglen, P D ^a   Laurenson, I F ^b   Sergeant, A ^c   Thorn, S N ^c   Rayner, A ^b   Stevenson, J ^c  

^a NHS FIFE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c NHS LOTHIAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CUPRIAVIDUS; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM HAEMOPHILUM; PAPULE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SARCOIDOSIS; SKIN INFECTION; SKIN NODULE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TATTOO;

EID: 84881487807     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES2013.18.32.20553     Document Type: Review

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