Propionibacterium Acnes: Cause of Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Infection. Issue 6 (June 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Carneiro, Inês Marques; Pereira, Ana Sousa; Pinto, Sara; Prata, Filipa; Faria, Cláudia C.; Marques, José Gonçalo
• Is Part Of: Pediatric infectious disease journal. Volume 37:Issue 6(2018)
• Publication Date: 2018-06
• Subjects: cerebrospinal fluid -- ventriculo-peritoneal shunt -- Propionibacterium acnes -- 16S rRNA gene PCR; Communicable diseases in children -- Periodicals; Infection in children -- Periodicals; 618.929
• DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001786
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0891-3668

Abstract

Abstract : Infection after implantation of ventriculo-peritoneal shunts is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. We describe a 9-year-old girl with Propionibacterium acnes shunt infection with negative cerebrospinal fluid cultures, diagnosed by broad-range 16S-rRNA gene polymerase chain reaction. This case supports the use of this molecular diagnostic technique in shunt infections, where the offending pathogens are difficult to culture using traditional methods.