Abstract
We report a case of a vaginal infection caused by a strain of Burkholderia cenocepacia. The strain was isolated from vaginal swab specimens from a 68-year-old woman with smoldering myeloma and chronic hepatitis C virus infection who was hospitalized for abdominal abscess. Treatment with piperacillin/tazobactam eliminated B. cenocepacia infection and vaginal symptoms.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
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Burkholderia Infections / drug therapy
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Burkholderia Infections / etiology
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Burkholderia Infections / microbiology*
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Burkholderia cepacia complex / isolation & purification*
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Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
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Female
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Hepatitis C, Chronic / complications*
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Humans
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Multiple Myeloma / complications*
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Penicillanic Acid / analogs & derivatives
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Penicillanic Acid / therapeutic use
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Piperacillin / therapeutic use
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Piperacillin, Tazobactam Drug Combination
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Vaginosis, Bacterial / drug therapy
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Vaginosis, Bacterial / microbiology*
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Piperacillin, Tazobactam Drug Combination
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Penicillanic Acid
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Piperacillin