Proprionibacterium acnes infections of cerebrospinal fluid shunts

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 378-380

  Thompson, Todd P ^a   Albright, A Leland ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrocephalus; Proprionibacterium acnes; Ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; SCHOOL CHILD; SHUNT INFECTION; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; HYDROCEPHALUS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LENGTH OF STAY; MICROBIOLOGY; WOUND DRAINAGE;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRAINAGE; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 0032135420     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003810050248     Document Type: Article

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