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The shampoo clue: two cases of infection of a ventriculoatrial shunt.

Abstract
Despite the use of sophisticated tools, infections of implanted devices may be difficult to diagnose. Two cases of infections of ventriculoatrial shunts, which demonstrate the eminent importance of meticulously taking history, are reported and discussed.
AuthorsR Apsner, S Winkler, B Schneeweiss, W H Hörl
JournalClinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (Clin Infect Dis) Vol. 31 Issue 6 Pg. 1518-9 (Dec 2000) ISSN: 1058-4838 [Print] United States
PMID11096029 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Adult
  • Bacteremia (diagnosis, microbiology)
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts (adverse effects)
  • Female
  • Fever of Unknown Origin (etiology, microbiology)
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections (diagnosis, microbiology)
  • Hair
  • Humans
  • Hydrocephalus (surgery)
  • Hygiene
  • Male
  • Propionibacterium acnes (isolation & purification)
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections (diagnosis, microbiology)
  • Staphylococcal Infections (diagnosis, microbiology)
  • Staphylococcus epidermidis (isolation & purification)

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