Table 6.
Comparison of demographic and clinical details Chromobacterium violaceum to other VACS organisms
| C. violaceum | Aeromonas spp.* | Vibrio spp.* | Shewanella spp.* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of bacterial isolates | 28 | 312 | 71 | 61 |
| Sex | ||||
| Males (% of total) | 13 (46) | 203 (68) | 47 (77) | 51 (84) |
| Age | ||||
| 0–15 | 8 (28.6) | 27 (9) | 8 (13) | 2 (3) |
| 16–60 | 14 (50) | 223 (74) | 43 (70) | 51 (84) |
| > 60 | 6 (21.4) | 50 (17) | 10 (16) | 8 (13) |
| Site of isolation (%) | ||||
| Skin and soft tissue | 12 (42.9) | 260 (83) | 52 (73) | 50 (82) |
| Blood | 2 (7.1) | 11 (3.5) | 7 (9.9) | 6 (9.8) |
| Feces | 4 (14.3) | 16 (5.1) | 6 (8.5) | 0 (0) |
| Respiratory | 6 (21.4) | 4 (1.3) | 2 (2.8) | 4 (6.6) |
| Peritoneal | 0 (0) | 3 (1.0) | 1 (1.4) | 0 (0) |
| Bile | 0 (0) | 2 (0.6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Bone | 0 (0) | 1 (0.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Eye | 0 (0) | 6 (1.9) | 1 (1.4) | 1 (1.6) |
| Urine | 4 (14.3) | 5 (1.6) | 1 (1.4) | 0 (0) |
| Genital tract | 0 (0) | 3 (1.0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Ear | 0 (0) | 1 (0.3) | 1 (1.4) | 0 (0) |
| ICU admission (% of total) | 7 (25) | 13 (4.2) | 3 (4.1) | 4 (6.6) |
ICU = intensive care unit; VACS = Vibrio spp., Aeromonas spp., C. violaceum, and Shewanella spp.
*
Isolate data from 2000 to 2013 inclusive, as reported by McAuliffe and others.1