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Table 1 Clinical data and outcome of ventriculitis or meningitis caused by Staphylococcus lugdunensis

From: Ventriculitis due to Staphylococcus lugdunensis: two case reports

Case #
Gender
– Age 		Underlying
disease 		CSF
shunta 		Time to
infectionb 		Signs and
symptoms 		Antimicrobial
therapy 		Outcome Reference
(year)
Case #1
M – 74
years 		Ventriculomegaly VPS 14 days Fever,
abdominal
pain, sweating 		Vancomycinc +
rifampicin +
cefuroxime,
then
vancomycinc +
rifampicin, then
ciprofloxacin +
rifampicin 		Recovered Sandoe
(2001)
Case #2
F – 10
months 		Obstructive
hydrocephalus 		VPS 3 days Fever,
irritability,
decreased
activity 		Oxacillin Recovered Elliott
(2001)
Case #3
F –
16 years 		Aqueduct
stenosis 		VPS 2 years Fever, lethargy,
abdominal
complaint 		Vancomycinc
then oxacillin 		Recovered Elliott
(2001)
Case #4
M –
12 years 		Obstructive
hydrocephalus 		NDd - Fever,
headache,
vomiting,
lethargy 		Vancomycinc +
cefotaxime,
then oxacillin +
rifampicin 		Recovered Kaabia
(2002)
Case #5
M – 7
years 		Tumor within the
posterior cranial
fossa 		EVD 20 days Fever,
headache,
vomiting,
lethargy 		Vancomycine Recovered This study
Case #6
M – 2
months 		Malformation of
Galen's vein 		EVD 19 days Fever, seizures,
impaired
consciousness 		Vancomycine Recovered This study
  1. aCSF shunt, cerebrospinal fluid shunt included VPS or EVD.
  2. bFrom shunt placement to infection onset.
  3. cAdministered intravenously.
  4. dND = not described.
  5. eAdministered intrathecally.
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Journal of Medical Case Reports

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