Auteurs : E. Bottieau, D. Mukendi,, J.-R. Kalo, A. Mpanya, P. Lutumba, B. Barbé, F. Chappuis, O. Lunguya, M. Boelaert and J. Jacobs
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We describe the first case of bacteraemia caused by Chromobacterium violaceum in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This diagnosis was made in an apparently healthy adult who was admitted to a rural hospital of the province of Bandundu with severe community-acquired sepsis. The patient developed multi-organ failure and died; to our knowledge, this is the first reported fatal case in an adult in Africa.
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