Chromobacterium violaceum-A rare cause of infected pancreatic pseudocyst

Publication Type:

Journal Article

Authors:

Kumar, A.a; Surendran, S.b; Dinesh, K.R.a; Vinod, V.a; Karim, S.a

Source:

Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice, Volume 20, Number 4, p.282-284 (2012)

URL:

http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84863832335&partnerID=40&md5=0c3b343877f2757bddd2b7c04c7dbc0b

Keywords:

adult, amikacin, aminoglycoside, antibiotic sensitivity, article, bacterial virulence, case report, choledochojejunostomy, Chromobacterium violaceum, ciprofloxacin, human, male, mortality, multidetector computed tomography, pancreas cyst, quinoline derived antiinfective agent, Roux Y anastomosis

Abstract:

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. © 2012 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

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Cite this Research Publication

Aa Kumar, Surendran, Sb, Dinesh, K. Ra, Vinod, Va, and Karim, Sa, “Chromobacterium violaceum-A rare cause of infected pancreatic pseudocyst”, Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice, vol. 20, pp. 282-284, 2012.

 
          
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