| Literature DB >> 22942887 |
Rachel Talavlikar1, Julie Carson, Bonnie Meatherill, Shalini Desai, Meenu Sharma, Cary Shandro, Gregory J Tyrrell, Susan Kuhn.
Abstract
The present report describes the first known case of an otherwise healthy child who developed a soft tissue infection due to Mycobacterium senegalense - a pathogen usually found in east Africa that is responsible for infecting various animals. The patient presented with nonhealing wounds after sustaining facial lacerations from the shattered glass of a fish tank. The patient responded well to scar revision and antibiotics, with no subsequent relapse.Entities:
Keywords: Fish tank; M senegalense; Pediatric; Soft tissue infection
Year: 2011 PMID: 22942887 PMCID: PMC3200373 DOI: 10.1155/2011/206532
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol ISSN: 1712-9532 Impact factor: 2.471