An uncommon case of Chromobacterium violaceum urinary tract infection in a tertiary hospital in Ghana: a case report
Human infection with Chromobacterium violaceum is extremely rare in Ghana. This case represents the first documented C. violaceum-associated urinary tract infection in the country and provides detailed perspectives into its biochemistry, antimicrobial susceptibility, and genomic characteristics. Greater clinical and laboratory awareness of this pathogen is essential for timely diagnosis and management of similar rare infections.
Authors
- Kennedy Mensah Osei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0840-3512)
- Oliver Nangkuu Deberu
- Ebenezer Kojo Addae (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3999-170X)
- Beverly Egyir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5032-8739)
- Bernard Posotoso Bobzah
- David Eklu Zeyeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7192-0619)
- Asamoah Ampong
- Fredrick Gyilbagr
- M. D. Owusu Owusu
- Bernard Nkrumah
- Joseph Lartey
- Ahmed Alhassan
- Christian Owusu Nyantakyi
- Felicia Owusu Amoa
Institutions
- Tamale Teaching Hospital (GH)
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (GH)
- Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (GH)
- Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (GH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Medical Case Reports
- Published
- 2026-02-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-026-05855-w
- Primary Topic
- Microbial Metabolism and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00