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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| author | Natalia Lattanzio Stephen Bell Victoria Campdesuner Justin George Talal Alkayali Yorlenis Rodriguez Wilhelmine Wiese-Rometsch Natan Kraitman |
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| description | 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 treatment of VP shunt infections due to M. fortuitum. We review the literature and provide treatment recommendations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a2d824ba208a45019d3a85cc4953eeb42022-12-21T18:33:15ZengElsevierIDCases2214-25092020-01-0122e00995Mycobacterium fortuitum ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection in an immunocompromised patient: A case reportNatalia Lattanzio0Stephen Bell1Victoria Campdesuner2Justin George3Talal Alkayali4Yorlenis Rodriguez5Wilhelmine Wiese-Rometsch6Natan Kraitman7Internal Medicine, Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Sarasota, FL, USA; Corresponding author at: Internal Medicine, Sarasota Memorial Hospital, 1700 S Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34239, USA.Internal Medicine, Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Sarasota, FL, USAInternal Medicine, Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Sarasota, FL, USAInternal Medicine, Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Sarasota, FL, USAInternal Medicine, Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Sarasota, FL, USAInternal Medicine, Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Sarasota, FL, USAInternal Medicine, Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Sarasota, FL, USAInfectious Disease, Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Sarasota, FL, USAWe 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 treatment of VP shunt infections due to M. fortuitum. We review the literature and provide treatment recommendations.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250920303036Mycobacterium fortuitumVentriculoperitoneal shuntRapidly growing mycobacteria |
| spellingShingle | Natalia Lattanzio Stephen Bell Victoria Campdesuner Justin George Talal Alkayali Yorlenis Rodriguez Wilhelmine Wiese-Rometsch Natan Kraitman Mycobacterium fortuitum ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection in an immunocompromised patient: A case report IDCases Mycobacterium fortuitum Ventriculoperitoneal shunt Rapidly growing mycobacteria |
| title | Mycobacterium fortuitum ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection in an immunocompromised patient: A case report |
| title_full | Mycobacterium fortuitum ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection in an immunocompromised patient: A case report |
| title_fullStr | Mycobacterium fortuitum ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection in an immunocompromised patient: A case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mycobacterium fortuitum ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection in an immunocompromised patient: A case report |
| title_short | Mycobacterium fortuitum ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection in an immunocompromised patient: A case report |
| title_sort | mycobacterium fortuitum ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection in an immunocompromised patient a case report |
| topic | Mycobacterium fortuitum Ventriculoperitoneal shunt Rapidly growing mycobacteria |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250920303036 |
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