Journal article
Clinical Significance of a Test for Slime Production in Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Infections Caused by Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci
Abstract
Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNST) are the most-common cause of ventriculoperitoneal shunt infections. Some of these strains produce a slime-like substance. We reviewed 19 episodes of ventriculoperitoneal shunt infections due to CNST in 17 patients. Eleven episodes of infection were caused by slime-producing CNST and eight by non-slime-producing CNST. Shunt obstruction and abdominal pain occurred more frequently when infectious episodes …
Authors
Mitoma FD; Harding GKM; Hoban DJ; Roberts RS; Low DE
Journal
Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 156, No. 4, pp. 555–560
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
October 1, 1987
DOI
10.1093/infdis/156.4.555
ISSN
0022-1899