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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