Propionebacterium acnes in cultures from ventriculo-peritoneal shunts: Infection or contamination?

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 33-36

  Westergren, H ^a   Westergren, V ^b   Forsum, U ^c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

CSF sampling; P acnes; Shunt infection; Ventriculo peritoneal shunt

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; INFANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; SHUNT INFECTION; SKIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; SKIN; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 0031019970     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01850865     Document Type: Article

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