Case Report on Pleural Empyema Thoracis and Urinary Tract Infection Caused by Chromobacterium violaceum from Lagos, Nigeria

Chromobacterium violaceum has been implicated as an important cause of invasive diseases such as septicaemia in neonates and immune-compromised adults with high risk of misdiagnosis, mistreatment, and poor outcomes. Here, we report three new cases of C. violaceum infections in three different hospit...

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Main Authors: Adesola Olalekan, Faith Itua, Bamidele Mutiu, Tenny Egwuatu, Olubukola Akinloye, Bamidele Iwalokun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/5321484