title: Postneurosurgical Central Nervous System Infection Due toEnterococcus faecalisSuccessfully Treated With Intraventricular Vancomycin.
abstract: Infections fromEnterococcus faecalisandEnterococcus faeciumare uncommon in the post-neurosurgical intervention setting., [1, 2, 3, 4] Intraventricular antibiotics are recommended when standard intravenous therapy fails. [5] Here we present a case of post-neurosurgical ventriculitis, meningitis, and cerebritis in an oncology patient caused by refractoryEnterococcus faecalissuccessfully treated with intraventricular vancomycin.
authors.affiliation: Pharmacy, †Clinical Research, and ‡Infectious Disease, Cancer Treatment Centers of America at Eastern Regional Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA.
authors.forename: Trisha
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: Pharmacy, †Clinical Research, and ‡Infectious Disease, Cancer Treatment Centers of America at Eastern Regional Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA.
authors.forename: Mark E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.affiliation: Pharmacy, †Clinical Research, and ‡Infectious Disease, Cancer Treatment Centers of America at Eastern Regional Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA.
authors.forename: Michelle L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Niesley
authors.affiliation: Pharmacy, †Clinical Research, and ‡Infectious Disease, Cancer Treatment Centers of America at Eastern Regional Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA.
authors.forename: Mashiul
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chowdhury
keywords: infection; intraventricular; oncology; vancomycin