%0 Case Reports
%T Chromobacterium sp. septicemia in Sweden. A clinical case report.
%A Backrud O
%A Engberg E
%A Nyberg K
%A Wieslander P
%A Moore ERB
%J Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob
%V 23
%N 1
%D 2024 Apr 18
%M 38637789
%F 6.781
%R 10.1186/s12941-024-00692-5
%X <B>BACKGROUND: </B>Chromobacterium is a genus of fourteen species with validly published names, most often found in soil and waters in tropical and subtropical regions around the world. The most well-known species of the genus, C. violaceum, occasionally causes clinically relevant infections; cases of soft tissue infections with septicemia and fatal outcomes have been described.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>Here, we present a clinical case report of a 79-year-old man from Sweden with a soft-tissue infection and septicemia. The pathogen was identified as a strain of Chromobacterium species, but not C. violaceum. The patient was treated with clindamycin and ciprofloxacin and recovered well.<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>This case report demonstrates the potential of Chromobacterium species as infectious agents in immunocompetent patients. It also indicates the existence of a novel species.