Fatal septicaemia due to Chromobacterium violaceum
West Indian med. j
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56(4): 380-381, Sept. 2007.
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ABSTRACT
Human infection caused by Chromobacterium violaceum is rare but when it occurs, it is associated with a high mortality rate. This is a report of a young adult male who presented as a surgical emergency and succumbed soon after. The most common feature of this infection is sepsis, followed by cutaneous involvement and liver abscesses. Chromobacterium infection as a differential in a case of sepsis is important for clinicians to suspect, especially in tropical countries.
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Asunto principal:
Chromobacterium
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Infecciones por Bacterias Gramnegativas
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Sepsis
Límite:
Adulto
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
West Indian med. j
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina
Año:
2007
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Trinidad y Tobago
Institución/País de afiliación:
Port-of-Spain General Hospital/TT
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