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Case Reports
. 2014 Aug;8(8):DD01-2.
doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2014/9230.4703. Epub 2014 Aug 20.

Urinary tract infection by chromobacterium violaceum

Bichitrananda Swain  1 , Sarita Otta  2 , Kundan Kumar Sahu  3 , Kirtika Panda  2 , Subhrajita Rout  4
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Urinary tract infection by chromobacterium violaceum

Bichitrananda Swain et al. J Clin Diagn Res. 2014 Aug.

Abstract

Chromobacterium violaceum, a facultative anaerobic proteobacterium, is particularly isolated from water and soil in tropical areas and has been implicated in few infections like septicemia, visceral abscesses, skin and soft tissue infections, meningitis and diarrhea. But urinary tract infection caused by it is very rare. Limited awareness about this pathogen and inappropriate antibiotic therapy contribute to a high mortality rate. Here, we describe an unusual case of urinary tract infection by Chromobacterium violaceum in a young immuno-competent male which was managed aggressively with proper antibiotics as per the culture sensitivity report.

Keywords: Chromobacterium violaceum; Proteobacterium; Urinary tract infection.

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