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Indian J Pathol Microbiol · Jul 2006
Case ReportsChromobacterium violaceum: a case report of an unusual bacterium causing puerperal sepsis.
- Ashoka Mahapatra, Dolan Roy, Nirmala Poddar, Rakesh Panda, Geetanjali Sarangi, Bandana Mallick, and Nirupama Chayani.
- Department of Microbiology, SCB Medical College, Cuttack, Orissa.
- Indian J Pathol Microbiol. 2006 Jul 1; 49 (3): 450-2.
AbstractHuman infections by Chromobacterium violaceum are rare. Till date 6 cases have been reported from southern and eastern parts of India. We report here a case of puerperal sepsis by C. violaceum, probably the first case from Eastern part of Orissa. The patient was successfully treated with amikacin and gatifloxacin.
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