A Case of Chromobacterium Infection after Car Accident in Korea
Yonsei Medical Journal
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: 700-702, 2005.
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ABSTRACT
Chromobacterium violaceum is a gram negative straight rod, 0.8-1.2 by 2.5 to 6.0 m, which is motile by one polar flagella and one to four lateral flagella. The organism inhabits soil and water and is often found in semitropical and tropical climates. Infections in humans are rare. We report a case of infection caused by strains of C. violaceum. A 38-year-old male patient was admitted to KyungHee University Hospital, Seoul, Korea on July 28th, 2003, after a car accident. The patient had multiple trauma and lacerations. He had an open wound in the left tibial area from which C. violaceum was isolated. The strain was resistant to ampicillin, tobramycin, ampicillin/sulbactam, ceftriaxone and cefepime, but was susceptible to amikacin, gentamicin, ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole and piperacillin/tazobactam. The patient was treated successfully by debridement, cephapirin sodium and astromicine sulfate.
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Asunto principal:
Infección de Heridas
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Accidentes de Tránsito
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Chromobacterium
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Infecciones por Bacterias Gramnegativas
Límite:
Adulto
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Revista:
Yonsei Medical Journal
Año:
2005
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