Chromobacterium violaceum: a fatal case in the northeast of the Brazil

• Autors principals: Maria José de Britto Costa Fernandes (Autor), Kleber Giovanni Luz (Autor), Leonardo de Albuquerque Dantas (Autor), Maria Celeste Nunes de Melo (Autor), Dulce Almeida (Autor)
• Format: Llibre
• Publicat: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica, 2014-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Matèries: article
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Chromobacterium violaceum is a rare pathogen that can potentially cause fatal infections in humans. An 8-year-old child from Natal, northeast of Brazil, presented history of fever, sore throat, and abdominal pain, during 5 days before admission, and died 4 hours after hospitalization. Chromobacteriu...