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| Year : 2014 | Volume
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Chromobacterium violaceum causing urinary tract infection: A case report
Viji Mohan, Resmi Rajan, Sahira Haneefa
Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Correspondence Address:
Viji Mohan
Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0972-1282.144732
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Chromobacterium violaceum is a saprophytic organism that rarely causes infection in human. Urinary tract infection by Chromobacterium violaceum is extremely rare. Here, we report the first case of urinary tract infection caused by Chromobacterium violaceum from India, in a 43-year-old diabetic female with intramural fibroid. The patient was successfully treated with Ciprofloxacin. |
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