Ventricular peritoneal shunt infection resulting from group B streptococcus

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 586-588

  McAdams, Ryan M ^a   Simone, Susannah ^a   Grant, Gerald ^a   DiGeronimo, Robert J ^a  

^a WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Group B streptococcus; Ventricular peritoneal shunt infection

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GENTAMICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CASE REPORT; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FENESTRATION; GROWTH RETARDATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANCY; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; NEWBORN PERIOD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; SHUNT INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 33750802395     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PCC.0000244408.18159.82     Document Type: Article

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