Novel Metallo-β-Lactamase blaCVI-1 Isolated from a Chromobaterium violaceum Clinical Strain Resistant to Colistin

Abstract

This is the second report of infection by Cvi in Argentina. This pathogen carried a new gene, <i>bla</i>_CVI-1, a metallo-β-lactamase that can be detected by routine methods. Prompt suspicion of <i>C. violaceum</i> infection is crucial to treating this rare pathogen rapidly and properly.