'The Violet Killer'-Successful Treatment of an Infant with Chromobacterium violaceum Sepsis.

Autor:	Mohammed JM; Centre for Excellence in Pediatrics, Aster Medcity, Kochi, Kerala, India., Sajana TM; Centre for Excellence in Pediatrics, Aster Medcity, Kochi, Kerala, India., Raj R; Centre for Excellence in Pediatrics, Aster Medcity, Kochi, Kerala, India., Rachana BA; Department of Microbiology, Aster Medcity, Kochi, Kerala, India., Paul G; Centre for Excellence in Pediatrics, Aster Medcity, Kochi, Kerala, India., Pillai PR; Centre for Excellence in Pediatrics, Aster Medcity, Kochi, Kerala, India.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Journal of tropical pediatrics [J Trop Pediatr] 2021 Aug 27; Vol. 67 (4).
DOI:	10.1093/tropej/fmab076
Abstrakt:	Chromobacterium violaceum, a facultative anaerobic proteobacterium, is isolated from water and soil in tropical areas and has been implicated in infections like septicemia, visceral abscesses, skin and soft tissue infections, meningitis and diarrhea. Chromobacterium violaceum sepsis, a rarely reported phenomenon has a very high mortality rate. Here, we report a unique case of Chromobacterium sepsis in an infant. A 48-day-old baby boy was referred to our institution with h/o fever, loose stools and reduced activity. He was intubated and referred to us in septic shock. Radiological investigations revealed multiple abscesses in the liver, spleen and kidneys. The infant was successfully treated with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and ciprofloxacin. (© The Author(s) [2021]. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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