Chromobacterium Violaceum Septicaemia: The Intensive Care Management of Two Cases
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Chromobacterium Violaceum Septicaemia-A Case Report
Chromobacterium violaceum is a rare human pathogen with a high rate of mortality. Since the first case from Malaysia in 1927, about 150 cases have been reported till 2004 in the world literature [1]. We report a case of septicaemia with bronchopneumonia in a young healthy male.
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عنوان ژورنال: Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
سال: 1992
ISSN: 0310-057X,1448-0271
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x9202000120