A rare nonfatal presentation of disseminated Chromobacterium violaceum sepsis

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 574-577

  Saboo, Ashwin Rajendra ^a   Vijaykumar, Ramaa ^a   Save, Sushma Uttam ^a   Bavdekar, Sandeep Bhalchandra ^a  

^a BYL NAIR CHARITABLE HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Cardiogenic shock; Chromobacterium; G6PD deficiency; Hepatic abscess; Immunodeficiency

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FUROSEMIDE; GENTAMICIN; ITRACONAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL TENDERNESS; ANEMIA; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CARDIOMEGALY; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; CHILD; CHROMOBACTERIUM VIOLACEUM; CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DISSEMINATED CHROMOBACTERIUM VIOLACEUM SEPSIS; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; ECCHYMOSIS; ECTHYMA; FEMALE; FEVER; FLUID RESUSCITATION; FOLLOW UP; FOOT INJURY; GANGRENE; HEART RATE; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOXEMIA; LEUKOPENIA; LIMB PAIN; LIVER ABSCESS; NITROBLUE TETRAZOLIUM TEST; PROPHYLAXIS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SCAR FORMATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEPSIS; SKIN DEFECT; SPLEEN ABSCESS; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT DURATION; VESICULAR RASH; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; CHROMOBACTERIUM; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; INDIA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; SPLEEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHROMOBACTERIUM; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; LIVER ABSCESS; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; SEPSIS; SPLEEN; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84943584469     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: 19959133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2012.11.002     Document Type: Article

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