The use of the ASET in the diagnosis of ventriculoatrial shunt infection: a case report
A 38yr-old male with a ventriculoatrial shunt presented with nonspecific symptoms (headache, back pain, night sweats) and inconclusive laboratory results. He showed an extremely high titre of antibody to Staphylococcus epidermidis which proved diagnostic of shunt infection. This was confirmed on shu...
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| author | Reaper, Jacqueline Collins, Sally Ann Bayston, Roger |
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| description | A 38yr-old male with a ventriculoatrial shunt presented with nonspecific symptoms (headache, back pain, night sweats) and inconclusive laboratory results. He showed an extremely high titre of antibody to Staphylococcus epidermidis which proved diagnostic of shunt infection. This was confirmed on shunt removal and he was successfully treated. |
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| spelling | nottingham-16492020-05-04T16:33:36Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/1649/ The use of the ASET in the diagnosis of ventriculoatrial shunt infection: a case report Reaper, Jacqueline Collins, Sally Ann Bayston, Roger A 38yr-old male with a ventriculoatrial shunt presented with nonspecific symptoms (headache, back pain, night sweats) and inconclusive laboratory results. He showed an extremely high titre of antibody to Staphylococcus epidermidis which proved diagnostic of shunt infection. This was confirmed on shunt removal and he was successfully treated. BMJ Group 2012-07-16 Article PeerReviewed Reaper, Jacqueline, Collins, Sally Ann and Bayston, Roger (2012) The use of the ASET in the diagnosis of ventriculoatrial shunt infection: a case report. BMJ Case Reports . ISSN 1757-790X http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2012/bcr.2012.006164 doi:10.1136/bcr.2012.006164 doi:10.1136/bcr.2012.006164 |
| spellingShingle | Reaper, Jacqueline Collins, Sally Ann Bayston, Roger The use of the ASET in the diagnosis of ventriculoatrial shunt infection: a case report |
| title | The use of the ASET in the diagnosis of ventriculoatrial shunt infection: a case report |
| title_full | The use of the ASET in the diagnosis of ventriculoatrial shunt infection: a case report |
| title_fullStr | The use of the ASET in the diagnosis of ventriculoatrial shunt infection: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | The use of the ASET in the diagnosis of ventriculoatrial shunt infection: a case report |
| title_short | The use of the ASET in the diagnosis of ventriculoatrial shunt infection: a case report |
| title_sort | use of the aset in the diagnosis of ventriculoatrial shunt infection: a case report |
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