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Forty-four cases of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus associated with tattoos were reported from June 2004 to August 2005 in Ohio, Kentucky, and Vermont, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The CDC reported 34 primary cases (persons who had recently received a new tattoo) and 10 secondary cases (those who had been in close contact with a recently tattooed person but who had not themselves been recently tattooed) occurring in six unconnected clusters. Time between tattoo and symptom onset ranged from 4 to 22 days for the primary cases, and most infections were mild to moderate, the CDC reported (MMWR 2006;55:677–9).
All primary cases occurred in patients who had been tattooed by unlicensed tattooists, three of whom had been recently incarcerated. The tattooists who could be found and interviewed by health and law enforcement authorities admitted they had not practiced all appropriate hygienic and sterilization measures.
Forty-four cases of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus associated with tattoos were reported from June 2004 to August 2005 in Ohio, Kentucky, and Vermont, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The CDC reported 34 primary cases (persons who had recently received a new tattoo) and 10 secondary cases (those who had been in close contact with a recently tattooed person but who had not themselves been recently tattooed) occurring in six unconnected clusters. Time between tattoo and symptom onset ranged from 4 to 22 days for the primary cases, and most infections were mild to moderate, the CDC reported (MMWR 2006;55:677–9).
All primary cases occurred in patients who had been tattooed by unlicensed tattooists, three of whom had been recently incarcerated. The tattooists who could be found and interviewed by health and law enforcement authorities admitted they had not practiced all appropriate hygienic and sterilization measures.
Forty-four cases of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus associated with tattoos were reported from June 2004 to August 2005 in Ohio, Kentucky, and Vermont, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The CDC reported 34 primary cases (persons who had recently received a new tattoo) and 10 secondary cases (those who had been in close contact with a recently tattooed person but who had not themselves been recently tattooed) occurring in six unconnected clusters. Time between tattoo and symptom onset ranged from 4 to 22 days for the primary cases, and most infections were mild to moderate, the CDC reported (MMWR 2006;55:677–9).
All primary cases occurred in patients who had been tattooed by unlicensed tattooists, three of whom had been recently incarcerated. The tattooists who could be found and interviewed by health and law enforcement authorities admitted they had not practiced all appropriate hygienic and sterilization measures.