Late-onset central nervous system shunt infections with Propionibacterium acnes: diagnosis and management

Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2004 May;43(4):393-7. doi: 10.1177/000992280404300413.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / adverse effects*
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / instrumentation
  • Child
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Penicillins / therapeutic use
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Propionibacterium acnes / isolation & purification*
  • Reoperation
  • Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / adverse effects
  • Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / instrumentation

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Penicillins