TY - JOUR AU - Kay, Meagan K. AU - Perti, Tara R. AU - Duchin, Jeffrey S. T1 - Tattoo-associated Mycobacterium haemophilum Skin Infection in Immunocompetent Adult, 2009 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2011 VL - 17 IS - 9 SP - 1734 SN - 1080-6059 AB - After a laboratory-confirmed case of Mycobacterium haemophilum skin infection in a recently tattooed immunocompetent adult was reported, we investigated to identify the infection source and additional cases. We found 1 laboratory-confirmed and 1 suspected case among immunocompetent adults who had been tattooed at the same parlor. KW - Mycobacterium haemophilum KW - tattoo KW - skin infection KW - immunocompetent KW - tuberculosis and other mycobacteria KW - dispatch KW - United States DO - 10.3201/eid1709.102011 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/9/10-2011_article ER - End of Reference