Publication Type : Journal Article
Thematic Areas : Medical Sciences
Publisher : Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice
Source : Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice, Volume 20, Number 4, p.282-284 (2012)
Keywords : adult, amikacin, aminoglycoside, antibiotic sensitivity, article, bacterial virulence, case report, choledochojejunostomy, Chromobacterium violaceum, ciprofloxacin, human, male, mortality, multidetector computed tomography, pancreas cyst, quinoline derived antiinfective agent, Roux Y anastomosis
Campus : Kochi
School : School of Medicine
Department : Gastrointestinal Surgery, Microbiology
Year : 2012
Abstract : Of the 2 species of Chromobacterium, Chromobacterium violaceum has been rarely implicated in human disease. It is a bacterium of low virulence causing occasional localized infection and sepsis. We report a case of C. violaceum infection of pancreatic pseudocyst. The patient was treated by cystojejunostomy with Roux-en-Y jejunal loop and antimicrobial therapy with ciprofloxacin and amikacin. As sepsis due to this organism is associated with high mortality, empiric therapy with fluoroquinolones and aminoglycosides is recommended, along with proper surgical management. © 2012 by Lippincott Williams Wilkins.
Cite this Research Publication : Aa Kumar, Dr. Sudhindran S., Dinesh, K. Ra, Vinod, Va, and Karim, Sa, “Chromobacterium violaceum-A rare cause of infected pancreatic pseudocyst”, Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice, vol. 20, pp. 282-284, 2012.