title: Cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection due to Corynebacterium xerosis.
abstract: We report the case of a neonate who developed ventriculitis following insertion of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. Corynebacterium xerosis was isolated from CSF and from the tip of the catheter after it was removed. The isolate was resistant to multiple antibiotics, but the infant responded to treatment with vancomycin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Barbados.
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Gaskin
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: StJohn
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Cave
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Clarke
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bayston
authors.forename: P N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Levett
mesh_terms: D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003354:Corynebacterium Infections / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D013045:Species Specificity; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D002939:Ciprofloxacin; D014640:Vancomycin