Fatal Wound Infection Caused by Chromobacterium violaceum in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Baker S., Campbell JI., Stabler R., Nguyen HVM., To DS., Nguyen DV., Farrar J.
ABSTRACT 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.