Characterization of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) microbiota from patients with CSF shunt infection and reinfection using high throughput sequencing of 16S ribosomal RNAgenes.

Characterization of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) microbiota from patients with CSF shunt infection and reinfection using high throughput sequencing of 16S ribosomal RNAgenes.

<h4>Background</h4>Nearly 20% of patients with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt infection develop reinfection. It is unclear whether reinfections are caused by an organism previously present or are independent infection events.<h4>Objective</h4>We used bacterial culture and hi...

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Main Authors: Kathryn B Whitlock, Christopher E Pope, Paul Hodor, Lucas R Hoffman, David L Limbrick, Patrick J McDonald, Jason S Hauptman, Jeffrey G Ojemann, Tamara D Simon, Cerebrospinal FLuId MicroBiota in Shunts Study (CLIMB) Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0244643

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