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Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt-Associated Vancomycin-Resistant Meningitis Complicating a Patient Undergoing Plasmapheresis for Presumed Systemic Lupus Erythematosus-Associated Transverse Myelitis
Objectives We report a patient who had a working diagnosis of transverse myelitis secondary to a lupus exacerbation. As his clinical course evolved, continued vigilance clarified that he was in fact suffering from a nosocomial infection caused by vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE). Methods We...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Georg Thieme Verlag KG
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5669984/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29109928 http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0037-1607280 |