Ventriculo-peritoneal shunt-associated Staphylococcus schleiferi infection in an immunocompetent woman: a case report and review of the literature

Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2022 Dec;41(12):1479-1480. doi: 10.1007/s10096-022-04511-7. Epub 2022 Oct 19.

Authors

Daniele Piccinini¹, Enos Bernasconi¹, Caroline Di Benedetto¹, Claudio Cavallo², Gladys Martinetti Lucchini³, Thomas Robert², Marco Bongiovanni⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Infectious Diseases, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Lugano, Switzerland.
² Department of Neurosurgery, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Lugano, Switzerland.
³ Department of Laboratory Medicine, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Bellinzona, Switzerland.
⁴ Department of Infectious Diseases, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Lugano, Switzerland. Marco.Bongiovanni@eoc.ch.

PMID: 36258118
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-022-04511-7

No abstract available

Publication types

Review
Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Female
Humans
Postoperative Complications / etiology
Staphylococcus*
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt* / adverse effects

Supplementary concepts

Staphylococcus schleiferi