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Burkholderia cenocepacia Vaginal Infection in Patient with Smoldering Myeloma and Chronic Hepatitis C
- Source :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 10, Iss 11, Pp 1957-1959 (2004)
- Publication Year :
- 2004
- Publisher :
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 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
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10806040, 10806059, and 18209262
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.b1820926277f40afacf2860a7619ae95
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1011.040127