Cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection due to Corynebacterium xerosis.

The Journal of infection ·Vol. 28 ·No. 3 ·1994-05-00 ·Pages 323-5

Gaskin PR, StJohn MA, Cave CT, Clarke H, Bayston R, Levett PN

Abstract

We report the case of a neonate who developed ventriculitis following insertion of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. Corynebacterium xerosis was isolated from CSF and from the tip of the catheter after it was removed. The isolate was resistant to multiple antibiotics, but the infant responded to treatment with vancomycin.

MeSH Terms

Ciprofloxacin/therapeutic use Corynebacterium Infections/cerebrospinal fluid,drug therapy,microbiology Drug Resistance, Microbial Equipment Contamination Humans Infant, Newborn Male Species Specificity Vancomycin/therapeutic use Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt/adverse effects

Chemicals

Ciprofloxacin Vancomycin

Authors & Affiliations

6 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Gaskin P R

Department of Paediatrics, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Barbados.

StJohn M A

Cave C T

Clarke H

Bayston R

Levett P N

Article Info

Journal

The Journal of infection

Abbr.

J Infect

ISSN

0163-4453

DOI

10.1016/s0163-4453(94)92143-1

Published

1994-05-00

Pages

323-5

Language

English

Region

England

NLM ID

7908424

Subset

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1016/s0163-4453(94)92143-1 View journal details

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