Fatal wound infection caused by Chromobacterium violaceum in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Chromobacterium violaceum is a proteobacterium found in soil and water in tropical regions which rarely causes infection in humans. Here, we report a fatal bacteremia caused by Chromobacterium violaceum in Vietnam. We describe a number of clinical, microbiological, and molecular aspects associated with this bacterial infection.
Baker
Stephen
S
Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, 190 Ben Ham Tu, Quan 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. sbaker@oucru.org
Campbell
James I
JI
Stabler
Richard
R
Nguyen
Hoang V M
HV
To
Diep S
DS
Nguyen
Dung V
DV
Farrar
Jeremy
J
D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D002861:Chromobacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D014744:Vietnam; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology
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