Tattoo-associated Mycobacterium haemophilum Skin Infection in Immunocompetent Adult, 2009
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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.
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Clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment of Mycobacterium haemophilum infections.
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