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    Mycobacterium senegalense Tissue Infection in a Child After Fish Tank Exposure
    (2011-01-01) Talavlikar, Rachel; Carson, Julie; Meatherill, Bonnie; Desai, Shalini; Sharma, Meenu; Shandro, Cary; Tyrrell, Gregory J.; Kuhn, Susan
    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.