Burkholderia cepacia Induced Occipital Subcutaneous Abscess and Fracture in a Brain-Dead Woman

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Table 1 Burkholderia cepacia Susceptibility Results by the MIC Test

Antibiotic	MIC (ug/mL)	Interpretation	Antibiotic	MIC (ug/mL)	Interpretation
Cefoperazone-sulbactam	16	S	Ceftazidime	2	S
Imipenem	≥16	R	Aztreonam	16	R
Meropenem	2	S	Tobramycin	≥16	R
Doxycycline	8	I	Ciprofloxacin	≥4	R
Tigecycline	≥8	R	Levofloxacin	≥8	R
Amikacin	≥64	R	Minocycline	4	S
Ticarcillin	≥128	R	TMP-SMX	≤20	S
Piperacillin-tazobactam	≥128	R	Cefepime	≥32	R

Abbreviations: S, susceptible; I, intermediate; R, resistance; MIC, minimal inhibitory concentration; TMP-SMX, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.

Table 2 Pathogenic Microorganisms Identified in a Subcutaneous Abscess Sample

Genus			Species
Name	Relative Abundance	Sequence Number	Name	Identify Confidence	Sequence Number
Burkholderia	43.7%	1824	Burkholderia cepacia	99%	858

Figure 1 Brain CT images of the patient. (A) Brain CT imaging on October 15, 2019. The head CT imaging was showed diffuse edema of brain tissue, gray matter and white matter structure blurred. (B) Brain CT on September 14, 2022. The brain CT imaging was showed the right temporo-parietal cerebral hemorrhage and occipital defect with subcutaneous abscess.

Figure 2 The sampling of bloody pus.