Analysis of the Rate and Pattern of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Infection and Ventricular Catheter Culture Yield: A 10-Year Single-Institute Experience

2020 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-85
Author(s):  
Abdulrahman Al-Shudifat ◽  
Qussay Alsabbagh ◽  
Bashar Al-Matour ◽  
Ahmad Alkhlaifat ◽  
Dana Suleiman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt ◽  
Shunt Infection ◽  
Ventricular Catheter ◽  
Culture Yield ◽  
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Infection

scholarly journals Stenotrophomonas maltophilia as a rare cause of meningitis and ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adarsh Manuel ◽  
Akarsh Jayachandran ◽  
Srinivasan Harish ◽  
Thenozhi Sunil ◽  
Vishnu Das K. R. ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt ◽  
Stenotrophomonas Maltophilia ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Shunt Infection ◽  
Young Female ◽  
Shunt Revision ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Shunt Tube ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Infection

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is an extremely rare pathogen responsible for ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection and meningitis. This young female patient with history of multiple shunt revisions in the past, came to us with shunt dysfunction and exposure of the ventriculoperitoneal shunt tube in the neck. The abdominal end of the shunt tube was seen migrating into the bowel during shunt revision. The cerebrospinal fluid analysis showed evidence of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia growth. This is the first reported case of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia meningitis associated with ventriculoperitoneal shunt migration into the bowel.

Evidence-Based Perioperative Protocol for Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Infection Reduction at a Single Institution

2019 ◽  
Vol 128 ◽  
pp. e814-e822
Author(s):  
Jared Sweeney ◽  
Stephanie Zyck ◽  
Zulma Tovar-Spinoza ◽  
Satish Krishnamurthy ◽  
Lawrence Chin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt ◽  
Shunt Infection ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Single Institution ◽  
Infection Reduction ◽  
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Infection

scholarly journals The impact of antibiotic-impregnated catheters on ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection

2014 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
pp. 393-396 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehmet SORAR ◽  
Uygur ER ◽  
Pınar ÖZIŞIK ◽  
Ersin ÖZEREN ◽  
Serkan ŞİMŞEK
Keyword(s):  
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt ◽  
Shunt Infection ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Infection

Maternal ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection due to Corynebacterium xerosis following caesarean section

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 400-402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meryem Hocaoğlu ◽  
Abdulkadir Turgut ◽  
Emin Mehmet Eminoğlu ◽  
Fatma Yılmaz Karadağ ◽  
Ateş Karateke
Keyword(s):  
Caesarean Section ◽  
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt ◽  
Shunt Infection ◽  
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Infection

scholarly journals Mycobacterium fortuitum ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection in an immunocompromised patient: A case report

IDCases ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. e00995
Author(s):  
Natalia Lattanzio ◽  
Stephen Bell ◽  
Victoria Campdesuner ◽  
Justin George ◽  
Talal Alkayali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt ◽  
Immunocompromised Patient ◽  
Shunt Infection ◽  
Mycobacterium Fortuitum ◽  
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Infection

scholarly journals Paediatric ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection caused by Actinomyces neuii

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 (may23 1) ◽  
pp. bcr2014204576-bcr2014204576 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. A. Anderson ◽  
F. Jarral ◽  
K. Sethi ◽  
P. D. Chumas
Keyword(s):  
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt ◽  
Shunt Infection ◽  
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Infection

Pediatric Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Infection

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 278-282
Author(s):  
Amjed Abu-Ghname ◽  
Matthew J. Davis ◽  
Lesley W. Davies ◽  
William E. Whitehead ◽  
Edward P. Buchanan
Keyword(s):  
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt ◽  
Shunt Infection ◽  
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Infection

Ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection with Mycobacterium fortuitum: a rare offending organism

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 704-707 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gilbert Cadena ◽  
Jean Wiedeman ◽  
James E. Boggan
Keyword(s):  
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt ◽  
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria ◽  
Treatment Strategies ◽  
Shunt Infection ◽  
Mycobacterium Fortuitum ◽  
Shunt Surgery ◽  
Time Of Surgery ◽  
Skin Flora ◽  
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Infection

Postsurgical infection is one of the greatest potential morbidities of ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery. The majority of infections can be linked to contamination with skin flora at the time of surgery, a phenomenon that has been well described. However, there is a paucity of literature regarding infection with nontuberculous mycobacteria. The authors report a case of postoperative ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection with Mycobacterium fortuitum and review the available neurosurgical literature and treatment strategies.

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