Rhodococcus Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Infection with Meningitis and Peritonitis in an Immunocompetent Child

Isr Med Assoc J. 2021 Nov;23(11):745-747.

Authors

Yaniv Faingelernt¹, Eugene Leibovitz¹, Baruch Yerushalmi¹, Eytan Damari¹, Eyal Kristal¹, Raouf Nassar¹, Dana Danino¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Soroka University Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel.

PMID: 34811993

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Actinomycetales Infections / diagnosis*
Actinomycetales Infections / microbiology
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Meningitis, Bacterial / diagnosis*
Meningitis, Bacterial / microbiology
Peritonitis / diagnosis*
Peritonitis / microbiology
Rhodococcus / isolation & purification
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / adverse effects*