title: Ventricular peritoneal shunt infection caused by a member of the rhodochrous complex.
abstract: Microorganisms of the rhodochrous complex were isolated in pure culture from a ventricular peritoneal shunt in a 5.5-month-old child.
mesh_terms: D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009615:Nocardia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000188:drug therapy; D010400:Penicillin G / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity
chemical_list: D005839:Gentamicins; D010400:Penicillin G