Paediatric Chromobacterium violaceum in Cambodia: The first documented case

• Main Authors: Lov Ke, Khun Peng An, Sing Heng, Maria Riley, Soeng Sona, Catrin E. Moore, Christopher M. Parry, Nicole Stoesser, Ngoun Chanpheaktra
• Other Authors: Angkor Hospital for Children
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/15088
• Institution: Mahidol University

Chromobacterium violaceum infection is rarely described in Southeast Asian children, which may be due partly to the lack of access to adequate microbiology facilities in many areas. This case report describes the first documented case to occur in a Cambodian child. An awareness of the disease and it...