1.
Pediatr Infect Dis J
; 37(6): e168-e169, 2018 06.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-28902005
ABSTRACT
Infection after implantation of ventriculo-peritoneal shunts is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. We describe a 9-year-old girl with Propionibacterium acnes shunt infection with negative cerebrospinal fluid cultures, diagnosed by broad-range 16S-rRNA gene polymerase chain reaction. This case supports the use of this molecular diagnostic technique in shunt infections, where the offending pathogens are difficult to culture using traditional methods.
Subject(s)
Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts/adverse effects , Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections/cerebrospinal fluid , Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections/etiology , Propionibacterium acnes/isolation & purification , Child , Female , Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections/diagnosis , Humans , Molecular Diagnostic Techniques , Polymerase Chain Reaction , RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/isolation & purification
2.
J Paediatr Child Health
; 53(8): 821, 2017 08.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-28770567
Subject(s)
Dermatitis, Atopic/pathology , Nipples/pathology , Child , Dermatitis, Atopic/diagnosis , Diagnosis, Differential , Humans , Male
3.
J Paediatr Child Health
; 53(7): 720, 2017 07.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-28670810
