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Chromobacterium violaceum septicemia

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Chromobacterium violaceum is an extremely rare human pathogen. We report a rare case of septicemia with multiple abscesses and otitis media in a newborn caused by chromobacterium violaceum.

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  1. Department of Microbiology, Kasturba Medical College, 575001, Mangalore, India

    Shalini Shenoy (Associate Professor), Shrikala Baliga & Godwin Wilson

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, India

    Nutan Kamath

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Shenoy, S., Baliga, S., Wilson, G. et al. Chromobacterium violaceum septicemia. Indian J Pediatr 69, 363–364 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02723225

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