Aspergillus growth within ventriculoperitoneal shunt tube
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Aspergillus Growth within Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Tube
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt failure is commonly associated with infection or mechanical obstruction of the shunt system. A 4-year-old male child who had undergone multiple shunt revisions at another hospital for congenital hydrocephalus and later for shunt obstruction, presented with exposed shunt at the supraclavicular region. Shunt revision was performed. The CSF culture showed no growth;...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1817-1745
DOI: 10.4103/jpn.jpn_149_16