International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 13, Issue 3 , Pages e101-e103, May 2009

Successful antibiotic eradication of Streptococcus pneumoniae infection of a ventriculoatrial shunt

Department of Pediatrics C, Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israel, Petach Tikva and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

Received 28 February 2008; accepted 14 July 2008. published online 24 October 2008.

Corresponding Editor: William Cameron, Ottawa, Canada

Summary 

A case of Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis in a possibly immune-compromised child with a ventriculoatrial shunt is described. The infection was successfully eradicated by treatment with intravenous ceftriaxone and rifampicin, without removal of the shunt.

Keywords: Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis, Ventriculoatrial shunt

 

PII: S1201-9712(08)01458-6

doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2008.07.008

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 13, Issue 3 , Pages e101-e103, May 2009

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