title: An unusual cause of ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection.
abstract: Infection associated with ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt implantation can be a significant problem. VP shunt infection with Serratia marcescens, a gram-negative anaerobic rod, usually is related to underlying abdominal disease. This article describes treatment of two patients suffering from a VP shunt infection with S. marcescens without underlying abdominal disease.
authors.affiliation: At the Hannover Medical School in Hannover, Germany, Majid Esmaeilzadeh and Ariyan Pirayesh Islamian are residents in the Department of Neurosurgery; Josef M. Lang is head of the neurosurgical ICU in the neurosurgery clinic; Mathias Hornef is a professor at the Institute for Medical Microbiology and Hospital Epidemiology; Sebastian Suerbaum is a professor and chair at the Institute for Medical Microbiology and Hospital Epidemiology; and Joachim K. Krauss is a professor and department chair of the Department of Neurosurgery. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
authors.forename: Majid
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Esmaeilzadeh
authors.forename: Ariyan Pirayesh
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Islamian
authors.forename: Josef M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lang
authors.forename: Mathias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hornef
authors.forename: Sebastian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suerbaum
authors.forename: Joachim K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Krauss
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002494:Central Nervous System Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016868:Serratia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D012706:Serratia marcescens; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000009:adverse effects*