Pediatric Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Infection: The Role of Shunt Tract Debridement in Mycobacterium abscessus Eradication.
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DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000006061
Abstract: Ventricular shunt infections caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria are uncommon, and those caused by Mycobacterium abscessus are particularly rare. This mycobacterium is intrinsically resistant to first-line anti-tuberculous drugs and is considered the most pathogenic of the… read more here.
Keywords: shunt infection; mycobacterium abscessus; shunt tract; abscessus ... See more keywords