Chromobacterium haemolyticum Pneumonia Associated with Near-Drowning and River Water, Japan

Chromobacterium haemolyticum Pneumonia Associated with Near-Drowning and River Water, Japan

We report a severe case of Chromobacterium haemolyticum pneumonia associated with near-drowning and detail the investigation of the pathogen and river water. Our genomic and environmental investigation demonstrated that river water in a temperate region can be a source of C. haemolyticum causing hum...

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Main Authors: Hajime Kanamori, Tetsuji Aoyagi, Makoto Kuroda, Tsuyoshi Sekizuka, Makoto Katsumi, Kenichiro Ishikawa, Tatsuhiko Hosaka, Hiroaki Baba, Kengo Oshima, Koichi Tokuda, Masatsugu Hasegawa, Yu Kawazoe, Shigeki Kushimoto, Mitsuo Kaku
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Chromobacterium haemolyticum
environment
bacteria
pneumonia
respiratory infections
whole-genome sequencing
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/9/19-0670_article

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