title: A shunt infection caused by Francisella tularensis.
abstract: We report the first case of a child with a shunt infection caused by Francisella tularensis, the causative agent of tularemia. This patient is also unique in that the disease was limited to the central nervous system.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurological Surgery, Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, St. Louis, Mo. 63104-1095, USA.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pittman
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Friedman
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005604:Francisella tularensis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008591:Meningomyelocele / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D014406:Tularemia / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000295:instrumentation*