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Archive Home > 2012 > October > 04 > Diluted tattoo ink may cause infections

Diluted tattoo ink may cause infections


October 4, 2012

Tattoos are common in the United States, with 21 percent of adults reporting that they have at least one sample of permanent ink on their skin. The good news for this fifth of the population is that outbreaks of nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) skin infections are rare.

NTM infections that are....

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