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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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: |
Baker, S,
Campbell, J,
Stabler, R,
Nguyen, H,
To, D,
Nguyen, D,
Farrar, J |
Format: | Journal article
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Language: | English |
Published: |
2008
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