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Group VE-2 (Chromobacterium typhiflavum) bacteremia
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
|October 1, 1977
Summary
Chromobacterium typhiflavum bacteremia, a rare infection, was identified in a patient with severe trauma and recent neurosurgery. This case highlights the organism
Area of Science:
- Medical Microbiology
- Infectious Diseases
- Clinical Bacteriology
Background:
- Severe trauma and neurosurgery are risk factors for opportunistic infections.
- Bacteremia in immunocompromised patients requires prompt identification and management.
- Chromobacterium typhiflavum is an uncommon pathogen with limited documented clinical cases.