title: Fatal septicaemia caused by Chromobacterium violaceum.
abstract: We report a case of Chromobacterium violaceum septicaemia in a 10-year old boy admitted to hospital in September 2001, two weeks after he suffered a crush injury of the left foot. In spite of surgical debridement and antibiotics his condition worsened and he developed multiple liver and lung abscesses. He died one week after admission and a blood culture grew Chromobacterium violaceum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Teaching Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Karapitiya, Galle, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: Shalini
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Perera
authors.forename: P M G
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Punchihewa
authors.forename: M C G
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Karunanayake
authors.forename: Nelun
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: de Silva
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002861:Chromobacterium / Q000145:classification*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D018450:Disease Progression; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D018409:Foot Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male