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Case Reports
. 2014 Nov 12:3:21-3.
doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2014.10.007. eCollection 2015 Jan.

Fatal Chromobacterium violaceum bacteraemia in rural Bandundu, Democratic Republic of the Congo

E Bottieau  1 , D Mukendi  2 , J-R Kalo  2 , A Mpanya  2 , P Lutumba  2 , B Barbé  1 , F Chappuis  3 , O Lunguya  2 , M Boelaert  4 , J Jacobs  5
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Fatal Chromobacterium violaceum bacteraemia in rural Bandundu, Democratic Republic of the Congo

E Bottieau et al. New Microbes New Infect. .

Abstract

We describe the first case of bacteraemia caused by Chromobacterium violaceum in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This diagnosis was made in an apparently healthy adult who was admitted to a rural hospital of the province of Bandundu with severe community-acquired sepsis. The patient developed multi-organ failure and died; to our knowledge, this is the first reported fatal case in an adult in Africa.

Keywords: Bacteraemia; Bandundu province; Central Africa; Chromobacterium violaceum; DRC.

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Violet–black pigmentation of the Chromobacterium violaceum isolate on sheep blood agar, after incubation at 37°C for 24 h.
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