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Case Report on Pleural Empyema Thoracis and Urinary Tract Infection Caused by Chromobacterium violaceum from Lagos, Nigeria
Joint Authors
Iwalokun, Bamidele A.
Olalekan, Adesola
Itua, Faith
Mutiu, Bamidele
Egwuatu, Tenny
Akinloye, Oluwabukola M.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-02-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
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 hospitalised patients with empyema thoracis (one case) and urinary tract infections (two cases) in a tertiary Hospital in Lagos, Nigeria, and the diagnosis was confirmed with the MALDI-TOF MS instrument.
The patients were admitted and treated with parenteral antibiotics (ciprofloxacin, cefotaxime, and ceftriaxone) and discharged after clinical cure.
Clinical and Laboratory findings from this study revealed C.
violaceum as an emerging and an “underdiagnosed” pathogen causing human infections in Nigeria with ciprofloxacin identified as an effective empirical treatment.
Follow-up of cases treated with microbiologically efficacious antibiotics indicates a good treatment outcome.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Olalekan, Adesola& Itua, Faith& Mutiu, Bamidele& Egwuatu, Tenny& Akinloye, Oluwabukola M.& Iwalokun, Bamidele A.. 2019. Case Report on Pleural Empyema Thoracis and Urinary Tract Infection Caused by Chromobacterium violaceum from Lagos, Nigeria. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1140901
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Olalekan, Adesola…[et al.]. Case Report on Pleural Empyema Thoracis and Urinary Tract Infection Caused by Chromobacterium violaceum from Lagos, Nigeria. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1140901
American Medical Association (AMA)
Olalekan, Adesola& Itua, Faith& Mutiu, Bamidele& Egwuatu, Tenny& Akinloye, Oluwabukola M.& Iwalokun, Bamidele A.. Case Report on Pleural Empyema Thoracis and Urinary Tract Infection Caused by Chromobacterium violaceum from Lagos, Nigeria. Case Reports in Medicine. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1140901
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1140901