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The most common sites of infection were the skin and soft tissue and the urinary tract; there were two cases of bacteremia without focus. There were no deaths attributable to <jats:italic>C. violaceum<\/jats:italic> during the study period and only two cases required intensive care unit support, although in both patients this was not for the <jats:italic>C. violaceum<\/jats:italic> infection, but for the management of other health issues. Globally, <jats:italic>C. violaceum<\/jats:italic> has a reputation as a deadly pathogen, but in FNQ, Australia, infections usually follow a relatively benign course.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.4269\/ajtmh.18-0311","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,8,14]],"date-time":"2018-08-14T07:00:23Z","timestamp":1534230023000},"page":"844-848","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Chromobacterium violaceum in Northern Australia: A Sheep in Wolf\u2019s Clothing?"],"prefix":"10.4269","volume":"99","author":[{"given":"Alice","family":"Young","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Intensive Care, Cairns Hospital, Cairns, Australia;"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Simon","family":"Smith","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medicine, Cairns Hospital, Cairns, Australia;"},{"name":"James Cook University, Cairns, 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