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

We present a case of Mycobacterium fortuitum ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection in a 26-year-old immunocompromised woman. The patient was treated with revision and replacement of her peritoneal shunt and prolonged combination antimicrobial therapy. There are no established guidelines for the treat...

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Autores principales: Lattanzio, Natalia, Bell, Stephen, Campdesuner, Victoria, George, Justin, Alkayali, Talal, Rodriguez, Yorlenis, Wiese-Rometsch, Wilhelmine, Kraitman, Natan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7642848/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33194550
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00995
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Sumario:We present a case of Mycobacterium fortuitum ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection in a 26-year-old immunocompromised woman. The patient was treated with revision and replacement of her peritoneal shunt and prolonged combination antimicrobial therapy. There are no established guidelines for the treatment of VP shunt infections due to M. fortuitum. We review the literature and provide treatment recommendations.

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