A Dual Case of Peritonitis and Central Nervous System Infection Caused by Nutritionally Variant Streptococcal Species
Vivar S, Girotto JE, Murray TS. A Dual Case of Peritonitis and Central Nervous System Infection Caused by Nutritionally Variant Streptococcal Species. Case Reports In Infectious Diseases 2017, 2017: 6012964. PMID: 28239499, PMCID: PMC5292362, DOI: 10.1155/2017/6012964.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNutritional variant streptococciCentral nervous system infectionCentral nervous system involvementEtiology of peritonitisVentriculoperitoneal shunt revisionNervous system infectionNervous system involvementCause of peritonitisEfficacy of treatmentClinical responseSystem infectionVP shuntShunt revisionSystem involvementInvasive infectionsPrevious neurosurgeryCNS penetrationVariant streptococciPeritonitisSusceptibility testingPotential roleSignificant pathogenStreptococcal speciesSecond agentInfection