Major Disease Outbreak Spreading Where?

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(FeaturedNews.com) – The Food and Drug Administration has published new research which showed that many permanent makeup and tattoo inks had been contaminated with bacteria that might be dangerous. According to the research, this also included products that have been marked as being “sterile.”

The research does not publicly name the 75 inks that were tested, however, it notes that around 35 percent of the inks that had been tested were found to contain the harmful material. It was also noted that it is more likely for it to be found in permanent makeup inks rather than tattoo inks. The products come from a total of 14 different manufacturers. 

The designation sterile existed in half of the inks that had been tested, however, the designation was not found to have made any difference regarding the possibility of the contamination being found. 

The study specifically looked for aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, that is both bacteria that require oxygen to grow, and the ones that do not. The bacteria that had been found in the inks included staphylococcus saprophyticus, which can cause infections in the urinary tract; staphylococcus epidermis, which is most usually found in infections caused during health care; cutibacterium acnes, which is connected to acne; a drug-resistant bacteria called stenotrophomonas maltophilia, and an acne-causing bacteria known as pseudomonas putida. 

The bacteria presence could possibly lead to dangers to the around 32 percent of Americans who have at least one tattoo. This in part is because tattoo ink will usually be deeply injected into the skin, making it therefore more possible for an infection to move through the lymphatic system or bloodstream. This also means that apart from the possibility of a local infection caused by the bacteria, there is also more likelihood of life-threatening complications including endocarditis and sepsis. 

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