title: Chromobacterium violaceum: a case report of an unusual bacterium causing puerperal sepsis.
abstract: Human infections by Chromobacterium violaceum are rare. Till date 6 cases have been reported from southern and eastern parts of India. We report here a case of puerperal sepsis by C. violaceum, probably the first case from Eastern part of Orissa. The patient was successfully treated with amikacin and gatifloxacin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, SCB Medical College, Cuttack, Orissa.
authors.forename: Ashoka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mahapatra
authors.forename: Dolan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: Nirmala
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Poddar
authors.forename: Rakesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Panda
authors.forename: Geetanjali
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sarangi
authors.forename: Bandana
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mallick
authors.forename: Nirupama
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chayani
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D000328:Adult; D000583:Amikacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002861:Chromobacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D024841:Fluoroquinolones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077734:Gatifloxacin; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D011645:Puerperal Infection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D000583:Amikacin; D000077734:Gatifloxacin