Cerebrospinal fluid shunt infections in children over a 13-year period: Anaerobic cultures and comparison of clinical signs of infection with Propionibacterium acnes and with other bacteria

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 366-372

  Arnell, Kai ^a   Cesarini, Kristina ^a   Lagerqvist Widh, Angela ^a   Wester, Tomas ^a   Sjölin, Jan ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anaerobic bacteria culture; Antibiotic therapy; Cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection; Children; Drug concentration; Propionibacteria

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CLOXACILLIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FUSIDIC ACID PLUS RIFAMPICIN; MEROPENEM; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATHETER INFECTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCUBATION TIME; INFANT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; PSEUDOCYST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHUNT INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ADOLESCENT; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 43449101484     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/PED/2008/1/5/366     Document Type: Article

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