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In this case, a 32-year-old pregnant woman with bacterial vaginosis presented with bacteremia. The microbiological analysis of the blood cultures identified <jats:italic>F. vaginae<\/jats:italic>. The patient was treated empirically with 5 days of cefoperazone\/sulbactam and recovered well. 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