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| Year : 2006 | Volume
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Chromobacterium violaceum : a case report of an unusual bacterium causing puerperal sepsis.
A Mahapatra, D Roy, N Poddar, R Panda, G Sarangi, B Mallick, N Chayani
Department of Microbiology, SCB Medical College, Cuttack, Orissa
Correspondence Address:
A Mahapatra
Department of Microbiology, SCB Medical College, Cuttack, Orissa
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PMID: 17001920 
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Human infections by Chromobacterium violaceum are rare. Till date 6 cases have been reported from southern and eastern parts of India. We report here a case of puerperal sepsis by C. violaceum, probably the first case from Eastern part of Orissa. The patient was successfully treated with amikacin and gatifloxacin. |
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