A WEB-SURFER'S GUIDE TO BACTERIA ASSOCIATED WITH INFECTIONS IN HUMANS
Species associated with infection - C. violaceum
Reported infections - septicaemia, osteomyelitis, abscesses, eye infection
Reported susceptibilities and treatments - erythromycin, tetracycline, chloramphenicol, gentamicin
Notes - associated with exposure to soil and water
References - Tucker, R.E., Winter, W.G., Wilson, H.D. (1979). Osteomyelitis associated with Chromobacterium violaceum sepsis: a case report. J.bone joint Surg. 61, 949-951. - Feldman, R.B. (1984). Chromobacterium violaceum infection of the eye: a report of two cases. Arch. Ophthalmol. 102, 711-713. - Sorensen, R.U., Jacobs, M.R., Shurin, S.B. (1985). Chromobacterium violaceum adenitis acquired in the northern United States as a complication of chronic granulomatous disease. Pediatr. infect. Dis. 4, 701-702.
