Successful Treatment of an Infant with Chromobacterium violaceum Sepsis

Chromobacterium violaceum sepsis, a rarely reported phenomenon, has a high mortality rate. We report a unique case of C. violaceum sepsis in an infant. A 4-month-old girl presented to our institution with fever, pustular skin lesions, and distended abdomen, as well as diminished activity and mental...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical infectious diseases 2001-03, Vol.32 (6), p.e107-e110
Hauptverfasser:	Moore, Christopher C., Lane, Joshua E., Stephens, Jeffrey L.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Chromobacterium - isolation & purification Chromobacterium violaceum Ciprofloxacin - therapeutic use Female Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections - diagnosis Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections - drug therapy Humans Infant Sepsis - diagnosis Sepsis - drug therapy Sepsis - microbiology Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination - therapeutic use
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Zusammenfassung:	Chromobacterium violaceum sepsis, a rarely reported phenomenon, has a high mortality rate. We report a unique case of C. violaceum sepsis in an infant. A 4-month-old girl presented to our institution with fever, pustular skin lesions, and distended abdomen, as well as diminished activity and mental status. Radiological investigation revealed brain, lung, and hepatic abscesses. The infant was successfully treated with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and ciprofloxacin.
ISSN:	1058-4838 1537-6591
DOI:	10.1086/319356