%0 Journal Article %T Sepsis by Chromobacterium violaceum: first case report from Colombia %A D¨ªaz P¨¦rez %A Julio Alexander %A Garc¨ªa %A Jorge %A Rodriguez Villamizar %A Laura Andrea %J Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases %D 2007 %I Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases %R 10.1590/S1413-86702007000400016 %X chromobacterium violaceum is found in tropical and subtropical regions; it is the only chromobacterium species pathogenic for humans. due to its rare presentation, physicians often ignore the importance of this pathogen. we report a fulminant fatal case of bacteremia in a 38-year-old colombian man. the clinical manifestations were fever, thoracic pain, respiratory failure and death. his condition, from the beginning of clinical diagnosis, went into continuous deterioration, till his death, within a few days after the symptoms began. two hemocultures isolated c. violaceum. we conclude that doctors should consider this differential diagnosis in patients with systemic inflammatory response syndrome, with continuous deterioration. %K chromobacterium violaceum %K bacteremia. %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1413-86702007000400016&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en