Abstract
Chromobacterium violaceum infection is rarely described in Southeast Asian children, which may be due partly to the lack of access to adequate microbiology facilities in many areas. This case report describes the first documented case to occur in a Cambodian child. An awareness of the disease and its manifestations is important as treatment can be difficult and may require prolonged courses of antimicrobials and surgery.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
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Blood / microbiology
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Cambodia
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Chromobacterium / classification
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Chromobacterium / isolation & purification*
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Culture Media
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Female
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Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / diagnosis
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Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / drug therapy
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Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
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Humans
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Infant
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Sepsis / diagnosis
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Sepsis / drug therapy
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Sepsis / microbiology*
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Skin / microbiology
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Skin / pathology
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Culture Media