| chronic granulomatous disease of childhood and chromobacterium violaceum infections in the southeastern united states. | patients with chronic granulomatous disease are predisposed to infections by catalase-positive organisms in the environment. chromobacterium violaceum is a catalase-positive bacterium whose saprophytic source in this country is the subtropical soil and water of the southeastern united states. two patients with chronic granulomatous disease, followed at the national institutes of health in maryland, acquired c. violaceum infections in florida. all 10 cases previously reported were acquired in flo ... | 1982 | 7092006 |
| emerging causes of superficial and invasive infections following marine injuries and exposures. | soft tissue bacterial infections following aquatic animal bites, stings, and minor injuries occur commonly and usually on the extremities in fishermen and beachgoers worldwide after freshwater and saltwater exposures. louisiana has more tidal, saltwater, and brackish water shorelines (more than 7,000 miles) than any other state, including alaska and hawaii. as a result, louisiana residents are often exposed to marine pathogens when fishing or working offshore or when enjoying louisiana's miles o ... | 2017 | 25075726 |