Fatal septicemia caused by Chromobacterium violaceum in a child from Colombia

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Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2007-12

RESUMO

A 4-year old child living in Colombia presented with a history of fever and severe abdominal pain for four days. The patient developed pneumonia, septic shock, multiple organ failure and died on the fifth day of hospitalization. Chromobacterium violaceum was isolated from admission blood cultures and was resistant to ampicillin, cephalosporins, carbapenems and aminoglycosides.

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