Antibiotic therapy of anenterococcal ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 816-817

  Yogev, Ram ^a   Peter, Georges ^a,b  

^a Rhode Island Hospital ^*

^b RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Enterococcus gallinarum; Neurosurgical shunt infections; Vancomycin resistance

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; DALFOPRISTIN PLUS QUINUPRISTIN; EVERNINOMICIN; GENTAMICIN; GLYCOPEPTIDE; GYRASE INHIBITOR; IMIPENEM; LINEZOLID; OXAZOLIDINONE DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; STREPTOGRAMIN; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; DRUG CHOICE; ENTEROCOCCUS GALLINARUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; NOTE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHUNT INFECTION; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROCOCCUS;

AMPICILLIN; CASE REPORT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMALE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMAN; PENICILLINS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 0035431850     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-200108000-00026     Document Type: Note

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