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 |