| Fatal septicaemia from Chromobacterium violaceum: case reports and review of the literature. | |
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PMID: 16760554 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Chromobacterium violaceum rarely causes infection in humans and its mechanism of pathogenicity is not well understood. Human infection carries a high mortality rate with a fulminating clinical progression. A high index of suspicion is required for diagnosis, and is based on recovering the organisms from blood cultures or other appropriate specimens. We present three cases of human infection managed in a tertiary referral hospital in Hong Kong with a review of the literature. |
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Authors:
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A Y B Teoh; M Hui; K Y Ngo; J Wong; K F Lee; P B S Lai |
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi / Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Volume: 12 ISSN: 1024-2708 ISO Abbreviation: Hong Kong Med J Publication Date: 2006 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-06-08 Completed Date: 2007-10-04 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9512509 Medline TA: Hong Kong Med J Country: China |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 228-31 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong. |
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Adult Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use Bacterial Typing Techniques Chromobacterium / classification, isolation & purification* Fatal Outcome Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / diagnosis, drug therapy, microbiology* Humans Male Middle Aged Sepsis / diagnosis, drug therapy, microbiology* |
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0/Anti-Infective Agents |
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