Cysto-peritoneal shunt infection withTrichosporon beigelii
- 1 January 1991
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Taylor & Francis in British Journal Of Neurosurgery
- Vol. 5 (5) , 515-517
- https://doi.org/10.3109/02688699108998482
Abstract
Infection is a frequent problem affecting cysto-peritoneal shunts, the usual causative organisms being Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus aureus. Fungi are rarely isolated from such infections. We present the first report, as far as the authors are aware, of a case of Trichosporon beigelii shunt infection that responded to shunt removal and antifungal therapy.Keywords
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