| two cases of chromobacterium violaceum infection after injury in a subtropical region. | chromobacterium violaceum is a gram-negative rod and is isolated from soil and water in tropical and subtropical regions. the species have pigmented and nonpigmented colony types. infections caused by nonpigmented strains are rare. we report on two cases of infection caused by both pigmented and nonpigmented strains of c. violaceum. two 24-year-old korea airline stewardesses were admitted to inha university hospital, inchon, south korea, on 9 august 1997, 3 days after an airplane accident in gua ... | 1999 | 10325383 |