title: Chromobacterium violaceum diarrhea.
abstract: This is the first case of Chromobacterium violaceum diarrhoea from coastal Karnataka reported in a 2 year 10 months old girl. Stool culture yielded Chromobacterium violaceum and was sensitive to ampicillin, gentamicin, chloramphenicol, erythromycin and septran. Patient completely recovered with ampicillin and gentamicin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Kasturba Medical College & Hospital, Manipal, Karnataka.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ballal
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kini
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rajeshwari
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Shivananda
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D002861:Chromobacterium / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans