Burkholderia cenocepacia vaginal infection in patient with smoldering myeloma and chronic hepatitis C.

Authors :: Petrucca A
Cipriani P
Sessa R
Teggi A
Pustorino R
Santapaola D
Nicoletti M
Source :: Emerging infectious diseases [Emerg Infect Dis] 2004 Nov; Vol. 10 (11), pp. 1957-9.
Publication Year :: 2004
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.

Subjects :: Aged
Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use
Burkholderia Infections drug therapy
Burkholderia Infections etiology
Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
Female
Humans
Penicillanic Acid analogs & derivatives
Penicillanic Acid therapeutic use
Piperacillin therapeutic use
Piperacillin, Tazobactam Drug Combination
Vaginosis, Bacterial drug therapy
Burkholderia Infections microbiology
Burkholderia cepacia complex isolation & purification
Hepatitis C, Chronic complications
Multiple Myeloma complications
Vaginosis, Bacterial microbiology

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