Urinary Tract Infection By Chromobacterium Violaceum
Published: August 1, 2014 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2014/.4703
Bichitrananda Swain, Sarita Otta, Kundan Kumar Sahu, Kirtika Panda, Subhrajita Rout
1. Professor, Department of Microbiology, Institute of Medical Sciences& SUM Hospital, S”O”A University, Kalinga Nagar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
2. Student, Department of Microbiology, Institute of Medical Sciences& SUM Hospital, S”O”A University, Kalinga Nagar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
3. Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, Institute of Medical Sciences& SUM Hospital, S”O”A University, Kalinga Nagar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha,
India.
4. Student, Department of Microbiology, Institute of Medical Sciences& SUM Hospital, S”O”A University, Kalinga Nagar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
5. Tutor, DDepartment of Microbiology, Institute of Medical Sciences& SUM Hospital, S”O”A University, Kalinga Nagar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Bichitrananda Swain,
HIG 5/4 Ext. Phase-1, Housing Board Colony, Chandrasekharpur,
Bhubaneswar, Odisha -751016, India.
Phone: 09937330930, E-mail: bswainprabhu@gmail.com
Chromobacterium violaceum, a facultative anaerobic proteobacterium, is particularly isolated from water and soil in tropical areas and has been implicated in few infections like septicemia, visceral abscesses, skin and soft tissue infections, meningitis and diarrhea. But urinary tract infection caused by it is very rare. Limited awareness about this pathogen and inappropriate antibiotic therapy contribute to a high mortality rate. Here, we describe an unusual case of urinary tract infection by Chromobacterium violaceum in a young immuno-competent male which was managed aggressively with proper antibiotics as per the culture sensitivity report.
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