Shunt nephritis associated with Moraxella bovis.
Moraxella bovis was repeatedly isolated from cerebrospinal fluid in a girl with two episodes of shunt nephritis. Clinical remission of nephritis was achieved only after shunt replacement. A list of about 20 infectious agents reported to date in patients with shunt nephritis is given. M. bovis is yet another agent previously not reported in patients with shunt nephritis.
Bogdanović
R
R
Institute of Mother and Child Health of Serbia, Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
Marjanović
B
B
Nikolić
B
B
Ognjanović
M
M
Marković
M
M
Djordjević
M
M
Sindjić
M
M
D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016955:Moraxella bovis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016870:Neisseriaceae Infections / Q000628:therapy; D009393:Nephritis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*