Chromobacterium violaceum causing urinary tract infection: A case report

Mohan, Viji; Rajan, Ramesh; Haneefa, Sahira

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“…In accordance with our case, Parajuli et al [ 5 ] reported a case of bacteremia caused by Chromobacterium violaceum from Nepal which they managed with timely proper treatment, while Ansari et al [ 4 ] reported a case of fatal sepsis. Similarly, Mohan et al reported a case of urinary tract infection caused by C. violaceum [ 10 ], while Ray et al [ 11 ], Madi et al [ 12 ], Karthik et al [ 13 ], and Kar et al [ 14 ] reported the cases of septicemia caused by the same organism in India. Further, Kaniyarakkal et al [ 15 ] reported the cases of both urinary tract infection and septicemia from India.…”

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Bacteremia and Urinary Tract Infection Caused byChromobacterium violaceum: Case Reports from a Tertiary Care Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal

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Case Reports in Medicine

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Chromobacterium violaceum is ubiquitous in the environment of tropical and subtropical regions but the infections caused by this organism are rare and the urinary tract infections caused by it are even rarer. Due to the propensity for hematogenous spread leading to fatal sepsis, the infections caused by Chromobacterium violaceum have high mortality rate (65–80%) with death occurring in as less as one week of acquiring infection. So, prompt proper treatment is necessary for successful treatment of the infections but, due to the rarity of the infections caused by the organism, there is limited awareness among the clinicians regarding the infections caused by this organism. Here, we reported a case of urinary tract infection caused by Chromobacterium violaceum in a 84-year-old male, who was a kidney patient, and another case of bacteremia caused by the same bacterium in a road traffic accident patient (22-year-old male), both of which were managed with the timely suitable treatment.

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