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Intraventricular Vancomycin Therapy for Intractable Bacillus cereus Ventriculitis
Article in En | WPRIM | ID: wpr-760893
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ABSTRACT
Bacillus cereus causes serious central nervous system infections, especially in immunocompromised patients. Successful treatment requires adequate antimicrobial concentrations in the cerebrospinal fluid; however, in some cases, achieving this with systemic treatment alone is difficult. We treated intractable B. cereus ventriculitis with intraventricular vancomycin, with no major adverse events.
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Full text: 1 Index: WPRIM Main subject: Bacillus / Bacillus cereus / Pharmacokinetics / Vancomycin / Central Nervous System Infections / Cerebrospinal Fluid / Immunocompromised Host / Cerebral Ventriculitis / Injections, Intraventricular Language: En Journal: Pediatric Infection & Vaccine Year: 2019 Type: Article
Full text: 1 Index: WPRIM Main subject: Bacillus / Bacillus cereus / Pharmacokinetics / Vancomycin / Central Nervous System Infections / Cerebrospinal Fluid / Immunocompromised Host / Cerebral Ventriculitis / Injections, Intraventricular Language: En Journal: Pediatric Infection & Vaccine Year: 2019 Type: Article