Chapter 172 Infection Associated with Medical Devices
Intravascular Access Devices
Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts
The usual meningeal pathogens, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis, and Haemophilus influenzae type b, can also cause bacterial meningitis in patients with shunts in place. The clinical presentation is similar to that for acute bacterial meningitis (Chapter 595.1).
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