Fatal Chromobacterium violaceum septicemia in a South Indian adult
Chromobacterium violaceum is a rare human pathogen that causes potentially fatal infections especially in the tropical regions. Limited awareness about this pathogen and inappropriate antibiotic therapy are some of the factors contributing to the high mortality rate. To date there have been only eig...
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The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
2012-10-01
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| author | Rajiv Karthik Padmaja Pancharatnam Veeraraghavan Balaji |
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| description | Chromobacterium violaceum is a rare human pathogen that causes potentially fatal infections especially in the tropical regions. Limited awareness about this pathogen and inappropriate antibiotic therapy are some of the factors contributing to the high mortality rate. To date there have been only eight cases reported from India of which only one is an adult. To the best of our knowledge, we report here the first case of a 40-year-old man from South India with septicemic C. Violaceum infection and septic arthritis.
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| spelling | doaj-art-09094a6f166b4a02bbb2ca94bc26d2342025-08-20T02:57:14ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802012-10-0161010.3855/jidc.1866Fatal Chromobacterium violaceum septicemia in a South Indian adultRajiv Karthik0Padmaja Pancharatnam1Veeraraghavan Balaji2Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, IndiaChristian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, IndiaChristian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, IndiaChromobacterium violaceum is a rare human pathogen that causes potentially fatal infections especially in the tropical regions. Limited awareness about this pathogen and inappropriate antibiotic therapy are some of the factors contributing to the high mortality rate. To date there have been only eight cases reported from India of which only one is an adult. To the best of our knowledge, we report here the first case of a 40-year-old man from South India with septicemic C. Violaceum infection and septic arthritis. https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/1866Chromobacterium violaceumsepticemiaseptic arthritis |
| spellingShingle | Rajiv Karthik Padmaja Pancharatnam Veeraraghavan Balaji Fatal Chromobacterium violaceum septicemia in a South Indian adult Journal of Infection in Developing Countries Chromobacterium violaceum septicemia septic arthritis |
| title | Fatal Chromobacterium violaceum septicemia in a South Indian adult |
| title_full | Fatal Chromobacterium violaceum septicemia in a South Indian adult |
| title_fullStr | Fatal Chromobacterium violaceum septicemia in a South Indian adult |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fatal Chromobacterium violaceum septicemia in a South Indian adult |
| title_short | Fatal Chromobacterium violaceum septicemia in a South Indian adult |
| title_sort | fatal chromobacterium violaceum septicemia in a south indian adult |
| topic | Chromobacterium violaceum septicemia septic arthritis |
| url | https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/1866 |
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