Recurrent Nonfatal Chromobacterium violaceum Infection in a Nonimmunocompromised Patient

Infections in Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 686-689

  Bilton, Bradley D ^a   Johnson, Lester W ^a,b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b Lousiana State University Health Sciences Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Abscess, hepatic; Chromobacterium

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003486087     PISSN: 07496524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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