Fatal 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 w...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2008
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