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.
Titolo: | Burkholderia cenocepacia vaginal infection in patient with smoldering myeloma and chronic hepatitis C. |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2004 |
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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. |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11564/113479 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 1.1 Articolo in rivista |
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