[Staphylococcus epidermidis as a rare cause of sepsis].
Implanted synthetic materials have to be included into the differential diagnosis of sepsis. This paper reports on a case of sepsis caused by Staphylococcus epidermidis in connection with a Spitz-Holter shunt. The interval between the implantation and the recognition of the endoplastitis took 4 years. The attempt of an antibiotic sanitation had no results. The fitness for work could be restored by removal of the shunt and reimplantation.
D000328:Adult; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013997:Time Factors
Staphylococcus epidermidis als seltene Ursache einer Sepsis.