Late ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection caused by Shewanella algae

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2010 May;29(5):475-7. doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181c94c8b.

Abstract

We present a case of ventriculitis and peritonitis in a child with ventriculoperitoneal shunt, which occurred 5 years after the surgery. The infection developed after contact with seawater and began as otitis. For the first time, Shewanella algae, a marine microorganism, was identified as the cause of ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Encephalitis / complications
  • Encephalitis / diagnosis
  • Encephalitis / microbiology
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Otitis / complications
  • Otitis / diagnosis
  • Otitis / microbiology
  • Peritonitis / complications
  • Peritonitis / diagnosis
  • Peritonitis / microbiology
  • Shewanella / classification
  • Shewanella / isolation & purification*
  • Surgical Wound Infection / diagnosis*
  • Surgical Wound Infection / microbiology
  • Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / adverse effects*