Invasive Chromobacterium violaceum infection in children: case report and review.
A 3.3-year-old boy developed Chromobacterium violaceum abscesses of lungs, liver and spleen and was successfully treated. He had chronic granulomatous disease (CGD). Twenty-five episodes of invasive C. violaceum infection in 24 children were reviewed. All 9 CGD and 10 nonbacteremic cases survived, but 12 of 16 (75%) non-CGD and 12 of 15 (80%) bacteremic patients died.
Sirinavin
Sayomporn
S
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Techasaensiri
Chonnamet
C
Benjaponpitak
Suwat
S
Pornkul
Rattanaporn
R
Vorachit
Malai
M
D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology*; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000401:mortality; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002861:Chromobacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D006105:Granulomatous Disease, Chronic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000382:microbiology; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D013154:Spleen / Q000382:microbiology