Unusual Violet Coloured Pigment Produced by Burkholderia cepacia Complex – A Report of Five Cases from a Tertiary Care Hospital in Mumbai
Burkholderia cepacia complex (BCC) represent a group of opportunistic organisms that cause a wide variety of infections including the nosocomial. The organism is found to cause sepsis and is also reported to cause blood stream infections in malignancy. Here, we present a case series of five...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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ADICHUNCHANAGIRI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
2022-09-01
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Series: | Journal of Medical Sciences and Health |
Online Access: | https://jmsh.ac.in/articles/unusual-violet-coloured-pigment-produced-by-burkholderia-cepacia-complex-a-report-of-five-cases-from-a-tertiary-care-hospital-in-mumbai |
Summary: | Burkholderia cepacia complex (BCC) represent a group of opportunistic organisms that cause a wide variety of infections including the nosocomial. The organism is found to cause sepsis and is also reported to cause blood stream infections in malignancy. Here, we present a case series of five patients with sepsis in which an unsual violet pigment producing BCC was isolated. Keywords: Violet pigment, Burkholderia, Sepsis, Malignancy |
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ISSN: | 2394-9481 2394-949X |