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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ANIMAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
Volume 42, Issue 2, Pages 154-159Publisher
AMER ANIMAL HOSPITAL ASSOC
DOI: 10.5326/0420154
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Chromobacterium violaceum is a saprophyte of soil and water in tropical and subtropical environments that is associated with rare but highly fatal infections in animals and humans. Systemic infection was diagnosed in two critically ill dogs from Florida. Fever was absent in both dogs. Both dogs were treated surgically and provided with intensive care, but only one survived. The identification of characteristic, violet-pigmented bacterial colonies on routine microbial cultures should alert microbiologists and clinicians to the likelihood of this dangerous pathogen. Because of the rapidly progressive nature of this infection, empirical antibiotic administration with fluoro-quinolones should be employed pending susceptibility testing.
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