Tattoo infections linked to manufacturers’ ink

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A tattooed leg of a participant is pictured during the international AIDS conference at the week-long sex workers' freedom festival in KolkataNEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Contaminated tattoo ink caused at least 22 skin and soft tissue infections last fall in four U.S. states, according to an analysis released on Wednesday. The infections prompted an investigation by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that uncovered 22 confirmed cases, 4 probable cases, and 27 possible cases of contamination-related infections in New York, Washington, Iowa and Colorado. Products from four companies were implicated during the probe. …

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