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Human infection caused by Chromobacterium violaceum is rare but has got high fatality in septicemia. Nonpigmented strains of C. violaceum have been found similar in pathogenicity to pigmented strains. Pigment production is not an exclusive character of the genus Chromobacterium because around 9%-11% strains of C. violaceum are nonpigmented. Herewith, we report a nonpigmented strain of C. violaceum from a case of neonatal septicemia that was successfully treated with gentamicin plus imipenem.
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Chromobacterium/classificação , Chromobacterium/isolamento & purificação , Infecções por Bactérias Gram-Negativas/diagnóstico , Infecções por Bactérias Gram-Negativas/patologia , Pigmentos Biológicos/análise , Sepse/microbiologia , Sepse/patologia , Antibacterianos/administração & dosagem , Técnicas Bacteriológicas , Gentamicinas/administração & dosagem , Infecções por Bactérias Gram-Negativas/tratamento farmacológico , Humanos , Recém-Nascido , Masculino , Sepse/tratamento farmacológico , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
INTRODUCTION: Pantoea agglomerans is a plant pathogen which very rarely causes an opportunistic infection. Human beings are usually infected by thorn prick injuries or by contaminated parenteral fluids. Pantoea agglomerans has been reported as a cause of neonatal sepsis very rarely and to the best of our knowledge this is the first reported case from India. CASE PRESENTATION: A 4-day-old Asian baby boy from the rural area of Odisha, India, was admitted to our neonatal intensive care unit when he presented with fever, tachypnea and chest retraction. Pantoea species were isolated from his blood culture. CONCLUSIONS: He was treated successfully with meropenem administered intravenously and other supportive measures. Early detection and proper management may cause a favorable outcome.
