Fatal Wound Infection Caused by
            <i>Chromobacterium violaceum</i>
            in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Baker, Stephen; Campbell, James I.; Stabler, Richard A.; Nguyen, Hoang V.; To, Diep S.; Nguyen, Dung Viet; Farrar, Jeremy

doi:10.1128/jcm.01068-08

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“…2 A total of 154 cases of C. violaceum have been previously published. Location data available for 143 cases reveal a worldwide tropical distribution comprising western Pacific (Vietnam, Japan, Korea, Cambodia, Malaysia, China, Australia, Singapore, Laos, and Papua New Guinea) with 49 cases (34.3%), [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] the Americas with 46 cases (30.0%), 3,13,14 southeast Asia (Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, and Nepal) with 23 cases (16.0%), 3,[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] Africa with 22 cases (15.4%), 23,24 Persian Gulf with two cases (1.4%), 25 and Europe with one case (0.7%).…”

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The Spectrum of Chromobacterium violaceum Infections from a Single Geographic Location

Lin

Majumdar

Hennessy

et al. 2016

The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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Abstract. Chromobacterium violaceum is a bacterium associated with soil and water exposure in tropical regions and causes rare and serious clinical infections that are often fatal. We reviewed the demographic and clinical details of 28 patients with C. violaceum detected over 15 years from 2000 to 2015, from the Top End of the Northern Territory. Of these patients, 18 had infections attributable to C. violaceum. Patients with infections were more commonly male (55.6%), and in the 16-to 60-year (61.1%) age group. Skin and soft tissue infections (50%), predominantly involving the limbs, were the major clinical manifestation. Water, mud exposure, and trauma were all noted as precipitating circumstances and comorbidities were present in 61.1% of the patients with infections. Of the 28 patients, 10 (35.8%) had C. violaceum isolated as an incidental finding or as asymptomatic colonization; these 10 patients did not require or receive therapy for C. violaceum bacterial infections. There were no relapsing infections in this group. Chromobacterium violaceum remains a serious infection, with seven patients (25%) in our series requiring intensive care management. However, the mortality rate (7.1%) in our series was far lower than previously described. This case series of C. violaceum infections from a single geographic area provides additional information of the characteristics of infection with this pathogen.

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The Spectrum of Chromobacterium violaceum Infections from a Single Geographic Location

Lin

Majumdar

Hennessy

et al. 2016

The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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“…12 A rapid course, the formation of multiple visceral and subcutaneous abscesses and high mortality are characteristic of infection with C. violaceum. 5,13 The organism is easily identified on culture plates by the alcohol-soluble but water-insoluble dark violet pigment production. As observed for other C. violaceum strains, our isolate was also resistant to ampicillin and to various cephalosporins such as ceftazidime, commonly used for treating Pseudomonas and Enterobacteriaceae infection.…”

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Chromobacterium violaceum—A Rare Cause of Infected Pancreatic Pseudocyst

Kumar¹,

Sudhindran²,

Dinesh³

et al. 2012

Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice

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Of the 2 species of Chromobacterium, Chromobacterium violaceum has been rarely implicated in human disease. It is a bacterium of low virulence causing occasional localized infection and sepsis. We report a case of C. violaceum infection of pancreatic pseudocyst. The patient was treated by cystojejunostomy with Roux-en-Y jejunal loop and antimicrobial therapy with ciprofloxacin and amikacin. As sepsis due to this organism is associated with high mortality, empiric therapy with fluoroquinolones and aminoglycosides is recommended, along with proper surgical management.

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“…A report of a fatal bacteremia caused by C. violaceum in Vietnam exhibiting a number of clinical, microbiological, and molecular aspects associated with this bacterial infection was published by Baker et al (2008).…”

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Chromobacterium violaceum and its important metabolites — review

2010

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C. violaceum appeared as important bacterium in different applications and mainly these aspects are related to the production of violacein. This review discusses the last reports on biosynthetic pathways, production, genetic aspects, biological activities, pathological effects, antipathogenic screening through quorum sensing, environmental effects and the products of C. violaceum with industrial interest. An important discussion is on biological applications in medicine and as industrial products such as textile and in cosmetics.

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Fatal Wound Infection Caused by Chromobacterium violaceum in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Cited by 28 publications

References 7 publications

The Spectrum of Chromobacterium violaceum Infections from a Single Geographic Location

The Spectrum of Chromobacterium violaceum Infections from a Single Geographic Location

Chromobacterium violaceum—A Rare Cause of Infected Pancreatic Pseudocyst

Chromobacterium violaceum and its important metabolites — review

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