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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Main Authors: Rajiv Karthik, Padmaja Pancharatnam, Veeraraghavan Balaji
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Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2012-10-01
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Online Access:https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/1866
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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
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septic arthritis
title Fatal Chromobacterium violaceum septicemia in a South Indian adult
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title_full_unstemmed Fatal Chromobacterium violaceum septicemia in a South Indian adult
title_short Fatal Chromobacterium violaceum septicemia in a South Indian adult
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