Journal of clinical microbiology
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J. Clin. Microbiol. · Nov 2008
Case ReportsFatal wound infection caused by Chromobacterium violaceum in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Chromobacterium violaceum is a proteobacterium found in soil and water in tropical regions which rarely causes infection in humans. Here, we report a fatal bacteremia caused by Chromobacterium violaceum in Vietnam. We describe a number of clinical, microbiological, and molecular aspects associated with this bacterial infection.