Successful antibiotic eradication of Streptococcus pneumoniae infection of a ventriculoatrial shunt

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Orvin, Katia ^a   Bilavsky, Efraim ^a   Weiner, Eran ^a   Shouval, Dror S ^a   Amir, Jacob ^a  

^a SCHNEIDER CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

Author keywords

Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis; Ventriculoatrial shunt

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; ENOXAPARIN; PENICILLIN G; PHENYTOIN; RIFAMPICIN; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; VANCOMYCIN;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG EFFICACY; ERADICATION THERAPY; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTION; SHUNT INFECTION; VENTRICULOATRIAL SHUNT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEFTRIAXONE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MENINGITIS, PNEUMOCOCCAL; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCOCCAL; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RIFAMPIN;

EID: 64649100998     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.07.008     Document Type: Article

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