The use of the ASET in the diagnosis of ventriculoatrial shunt infection.
A 38-year-old man with a ventriculoatrial shunt presented with non-specific symptoms (headache, back pain, night sweats) and inconclusive laboratory results. He showed an extremely high titre of antibody to Staphylococcus epidermidis which proved diagnostic of shunt infection. This was confirmed on shunt removal and he was successfully treated.
Neurosurgery Department, Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull, UK.
Jacqueline
J
Reaper
Sally Ann
SA
Collins
Roger
R
Bayston
D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D020878:Device Removal; D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus; D008297:Male; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents