Recurrent infection with Chromobacterium violaceum: first case report from South America.
A case of chromobacteriosis in a young Brazilian with toxaemia and multiple skin abscesses is described. The infection responded to treatment with chloramphenicol and cotrimoxazole but recurred 18 months later following insect bites received while fishing in a river. Chromobacterium violaceum was subsequently isolated from the river water. This is the first case of this kind to be reported from South America.
D000038:Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001938:Brazil; D002701:Chloramphenicol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002861:Chromobacterium / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004338:Drug Combinations / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014295:Trimethoprim / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination; D014871:Water Microbiology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004338:Drug Combinations; D002701:Chloramphenicol; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination; D014295:Trimethoprim; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole