Chromobacterium violaceum : a fatal case in the northeast of the Brazil

Chromobacterium violaceum : a fatal case in the northeast of the Brazil

Chromobacterium violaceum is a rare pathogen that can potentially cause fatal infections in humans. An 8-year-old child from Natal, northeast of Brazil, presented history of fever, sore throat, and abdominal pain, during 5 days before admission, and died 4 hours after hospitalization. Chromobacteriu...

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Veröffentlicht in:Jornal brasileiro de patologia e medicina laboratorial 2014-08, Vol.50 (4), p.278-279
Hauptverfasser: Fernandes, Maria José de Britto Costa, Luz, Kleber Giovanni, Dantas, Leonardo de Albuquerque, Melo, Maria Celeste Nunes de, Almeida, Dulce
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Sprache:eng
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Brasil
Chromobacterium violaceum
infecção oportunista
MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY
MEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL
PATHOLOGY
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Zusammenfassung:Chromobacterium violaceum is a rare pathogen that can potentially cause fatal infections in humans. An 8-year-old child from Natal, northeast of Brazil, presented history of fever, sore throat, and abdominal pain, during 5 days before admission, and died 4 hours after hospitalization. Chromobacterium violaceum was isolated from oropharynx scrapings and was resistant to ampicillin, cefotaxime, cefalotin, ceftazidime, and ceftriaxone.
ISSN:1676-2444
1678-4774
DOI:10.5935/1676-2444.20140027