Table 1. Local skin infections, systemic complications and etiological agents extracted from reported cases of tattoo-related, non-mycobacterial infections*.

Local skin infections (reference)	Bacteria isolated from wound swab or abscess drainage (reference)
abscesses (12, 16, 22, 25, 27, 30, 33, 34) cutaneous diphtheria (23, 24) erythema (18, 20, 35– 37) necrotizing fasciitis or tissue necrosis (12, 15, 21, 22) pustules or papules (13, 16, 35, 36) staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (37) cellulitis (12, 15, 16, 17, 21– 24, 26)	Corynebacterium diphtheriae (23, 24) Pseudomonas aeruginosa (36) Serratia marcescens (34) Staphylococcus aureus (23, 24, 29, 37) MSSA (22, 30) MRSA (17, 22, 25) Streptococcus pyogenes (22)
Systemic complications (reference)	Bacteria isolated from blood, tissue, wound swab and/or abscess drainage (reference)
abdominal compartment syndrome (15) bacteremia (16) endocarditis (14, 18, 19, 28, 32) iliopsoas abscess (31) necrotizing pneumonia (33) toxic shock syndrome (35) septicemia (11, 12, 27, 29, 32) septic shock and multiple organ failure (15, 21) spinal epidural abscess (13) tropical pyomyositis (26) xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (20)	Bacteroides fragilis (12) Corynebacterium spp. (15) Haemophilus influenzae (29) Klebsiella oxytoca (12, 15) Moraxella lacunata (19) Pseudomonas aeruginosa (11, 12, 15, 21) Staphylococcus aureus (14, 15, 21, 26) MSSA (12, 13, 27, 28, 32, 35) MRSA (16, 20, 31, 33) Staphylococcus lugdunensis (18) Streptococcus pyogenes (12, 15, 21) Streptococcus spp. (group A) (27) Streptococcus spp. (group C) (21)

*see the eTable for more detailed information; MSSA, methicillin-sensitive S. aureus; MRSA, methicillin-resistant S. aureus