Neurobrucellosis Infection of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Presenting as Peritonitis
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First Report of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Infection due to Cyberlindnera fabianii
Fungal infections in the central nervous system (CNS) are associated with significant morbidity and death. Transient fungemia in immunocompetent patients without any other risk factors for fungemia has been suggested as a possible mechanism that may lead to serious fungal ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt infections, but evidence is lacking. The clinical spectrum, diagnosis, and optimal therapy o...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Indian Journal of Pediatrics
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0019-5456,0973-7693
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-016-2127-x