Abiotrophia defectiva meningitis following ventriculoperitoneal shunt repair: Case report and literature review

Abiotrophia defectiva meningitis following ventriculoperitoneal shunt repair: Case report and literature review

Introduction: Abiotrophia defectiva is an uncommon and potentially severe cause of bacterial meningitis that can be seen in the setting of neurosurgical procedures. We describe here a case of A. defectiva meningitis in a patient with VP shunt revision. Case report: The patient is a 59-year-old femal...

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Main Authors: Thomas Erwes, Casey Godshall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-01-01
Series:IDCases
Subjects:
Abiotrophia defectiva
Bacterial meningitis
Nutritionally variant Streptococci
Neurosurgery
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221425092300032X

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