Thompson AB, Wrubel D, Berkowitz FE. Gram-Positive Rods on a Cerebrospinal Fluid Gram Stain.
Open Forum Infect Dis 2017;
4:ofx240. [PMID:
29255736 PMCID:
PMC5726465 DOI:
10.1093/ofid/ofx240]
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Abstract
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) access device placement in the pediatric population presents challenges due to the development of infections following placement, access or revision, and/or shunt malfunctions. Here we report an unusual pediatric case of L. monocytogenes ventriculitis/VP shunt (VPS) infection and associated pseudocyst with an emphasis on the importance of VPS removal in clearing the infection due to biofilm formation.
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