title: Chromobacterium violaceum in siblings, Brazil.
abstract: Chromobacterium violaceum, a saprophyte bacterium found commonly in soil and water in tropical and subtropical climates, is a rare cause of severe, often fatal, human disease. We report 1 confirmed and 2 suspected cases of C. violaceum septicemia, with 2 fatalities, in siblings after recreational exposure in northeastern Brazil.
authors.affiliation: Obras Sociais Irmã Dulce, Salvador, Brazil. isiqueira@cpqgm.fiocruz.br
authors.forename: Isadora Cristina
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: de Siqueira
authors.forename: Juarez
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dias
authors.forename: Hilda
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ruf
authors.forename: Eduardo Antonio G
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: Elves Anderson Pires
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Maciel
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rolim
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Labur
authors.forename: Luciana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vasconcelos
authors.forename: Célia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Silvany
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D002861:Chromobacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D035781:Siblings; D014871:Water Microbiology