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Colonies of Chromobacterium violaceum on a chocolate agar plate.
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Tracheal aspirate culture yielded smooth purple colonies on chocolate agar (Figure 1), identified as C. violaceum by the characteristic dark purple pigment and biochemical profile.
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Computed tomographic scan of abdomen of patient 3, showing multiple, small liver abscesses.
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A computed tomographic scan of the abdomen showed multiple small liver abscesses (Figure 2).