Vancomycin-resistant enterococcal meningitis in patients with ventriculoperitoneal shunt: Two cases report and review of the literature

Neurological Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 203-207

  Sato, Kimitoshi ^a   Oka, Hidehiro ^a   Utsuki, Satoshi ^a   Shimizu, Satoru ^a   Suzuki, Sachio ^a   Yamada, Masaru ^a   Fujii, Kiyotaka ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Meningitis; Vancomycin resistant Enterococci; Ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Indexed keywords

STEROID; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FISTULA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENTEROCOCCUS GALLINARUM; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MALE; MENINGITIS; RADIOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SHUNT INFECTION; STEROID THERAPY; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

CHILD; ENTEROCOCCUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCONGLUTININS; MALE; MENINGITIS; MIDDLE AGED; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 32844473458     PISSN: 03012603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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