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Chromobacterium sp. septicemia in Sweden. A clinical case report
Oscar Backrud1,2, Erik Engberg3, Kristina Nyberg4
1Department of Infectious Diseases, Sundsvall Hospital, Sundsvall, Sweden. oscar.backrud@gmail.com.
Background:
Chromobacterium is a genus of fourteen species with validly published names, most often found in soil and waters in tropical and subtropical regions around the world. The most well-known species of the genus, C. violaceum, occasionally causes clinically relevant infections; cases of soft tissue infections with septicemia and fatal outcomes have been described.
Case Presentation:
Here, we present a clinical case report of a 79-year-old man from Sweden with a soft-tissue infection and septicemia. The pathogen was identified as a strain of Chromobacterium species, but not C. violaceum. The patient was treated with clindamycin and ciprofloxacin and recovered well.
Conclusions:
This case report demonstrates the potential of Chromobacterium species as infectious agents in immunocompetent patients. It also indicates the existence of a novel species.
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