piperacillin--tazobactam-drug-combination and Burkitt-Lymphoma

Rahnella aquatilis infections are rare. We report the case of a 46-y-old African-American male with relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia who had R. aquatilis bacteremia after beginning reinduction chemotherapy. He was treated for 4 weeks with piperacillin-tazobactam and gentamicin. He recovered from the infection and had an allogenic bone marrow transplant a month later.

Topics: Bacteremia; Bone Marrow Transplantation; Burkitt Lymphoma; Drug Therapy, Combination; Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections; Humans; Immunocompromised Host; Immunosuppressive Agents; Male; Middle Aged; Penicillanic Acid; Piperacillin; Piperacillin, Tazobactam Drug Combination; Rahnella