title: Ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection: intravenous antibiotics, shunt removal and more aggressive treatment?
authors.forename: George Kwok Chu
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Sin Man
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Wai Sang
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Poon
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000009:adverse effects*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents