Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Mycobacterium chelonae was the culprit in a small outbreak of skin infections following tattoo placement, ...

(CBS News) Recently released information that four brands of tattoo ink have caused an outbreak of skin infections has the inked-community concerned. More than 22 confirmed, four probable and 27 ...

An outburst of bacterial infection was noted in people undergoing tattoo practice. The premixed bottle of gray ink in the tattoo parlors were seen to be infected with Mycobacterium chelenae. An ...

If you’re among the the 21% of American adults who have tattoos, you might be surprised to learn that there’s no law or regulation that requires tattoo inks to be sterile. The Food and Drug ...

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