The aetiology and prevention of shunt nephritis.
The pathogenesis of shunt nephritis is reviewed and attention is drawn to the association between this disease and chronic shunt colonisation with delayed diagnosis. The results of applying a surveillance scheme, involving serological to patients having shunt surgery are reported. Ten cases of shunt nephritis occurred in a group of patients not followed by this method, whereas only one case occurred in the surveillance group.
D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009393:Nephritis / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control