Chromobacterium violaceum: a case of diarrhea in Senegal.
A 5-year-old infant with diarrhea had heavy growth of Chromobacterium violaceum cultured from stool. This organism is restricted geographically between latitudes 35 degrees N and 35 degrees S. It can cause sepsis and various focal infections but is not a well-known cause of diarrhea.
Laboratoire de Microbiologie, Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Senegal.
Jacques-Albert
JA
Dromigny
Amadou Lamine
AL
Fall
Sidate
S
Diouf
J D
JD
Perrier-Gros-Claude
D002675:Child, Preschool; D002861:Chromobacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012675:Senegal; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use
D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination