Chromobacterium violaceum
is a proteobacterium found in soil and water in tropical regions which rarely causes infection in humans. Here, we report a fatal bacteremia caused by
Chromobacterium violaceum
in Vietnam. We describe a number of clinical, microbiological, and molecular aspects associated with this bacterial infection.
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