A shunt infection caused by francisella tularensis

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 50-51

  Pittman, Thomas ^a   Williams, Dianne ^a   Friedman, Allan D ^a  

^a SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Francisella tularensis Shunt infection Meningitis; Tularemia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGITIS; MENINGOMYELOCELE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHUNT INFECTION; TULAREMIA;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MENINGOMYELOCELE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; TULAREMIA; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 0029890325     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: 14230305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000121014     Document Type: Article

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