Successful treatment of an infant with Chromobacterium violaceum sepsis.
Chromobacterium violaceum sepsis, a rarely reported phenomenon, has a high mortality rate. We report a unique case of C. violaceum sepsis in an infant. A 4-month-old girl presented to our institution with fever, pustular skin lesions, and distended abdomen, as well as diminished activity and mental status. Radiological investigation revealed brain, lung, and hepatic abscesses. The infant was successfully treated with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and ciprofloxacin.
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine, Medical Center of Central Georgia, Macon, GA 31201, USA.
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002861:Chromobacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002939:Ciprofloxacin; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination