Listeria monocytogenes: a rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt in children.
J Clin Microbiol
; 49(11): 3924-7, 2011 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-21918024
ABSTRACT
We report a case of ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt infection in a 3-year-old boy caused by the food-borne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes, subsequent to acute peritonitis. This unusual presentation of central nervous system (CNS) listeriosis underlines the ability of the bacteria to form and survive within biofilms on indwelling medical devices. Bacterial persistence may lead to treatment failure and spreading. We highlight the helpfulness of specific quantitative real-time PCR for the hly gene (PCR-hly) for the diagnosis and follow-up of such infections in detecting bacterial persistence within medical devices despite effective antibiotic treatment. Only the surgical replacement of the VP shunt will resolve the infection.
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Assunto principal:
Peritonite
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Derivação Ventriculoperitoneal
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Listeria monocytogenes
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Meningite por Listeria
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Child, preschool
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article