Invasive Chromobacterium violaceum Infection in Children: Case Report and Review

A 3.3-year-old boy developed Chromobacterium violaceum abscesses of lungs, liver and spleen and was successfully treated. He had chronic granulomatous disease (CGD). Twenty-five episodes of invasive C. violaceum infection in 24 children were reviewed. All 9 CGD and 10 nonbacteremic cases survived, b...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2005-06, Vol.24 (6), p.559-561
Hauptverfasser:	Sirinavin, Sayomporn, Techasaensiri, Chonnamet, Benjaponpitak, Suwat, Pornkul, Rattanaporn, Vorachit, Malai
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abscess - microbiology Bacteremia - diagnosis Bacteremia - microbiology Bacteremia - mortality Child, Preschool Chromobacterium - isolation & purification Female Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections - diagnosis Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections - microbiology Granulomatous Disease, Chronic - complications Granulomatous Disease, Chronic - diagnosis Granulomatous Disease, Chronic - microbiology Humans Liver Abscess - microbiology Lung Abscess - microbiology Male Spleen - microbiology
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Zusammenfassung:	A 3.3-year-old boy developed Chromobacterium violaceum abscesses of lungs, liver and spleen and was successfully treated. He had chronic granulomatous disease (CGD). Twenty-five episodes of invasive C. violaceum infection in 24 children were reviewed. All 9 CGD and 10 nonbacteremic cases survived, but 12 of 16 (75%) non-CGD and 12 of 15 (80%) bacteremic patients died.
ISSN:	0891-3668 1532-0987
DOI:	10.1097/01.inf.0000164761.81491.3f