A case of ventriculitis caused by Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus durans.
- Author:
Song Mi MOON
1
;
Jae Joon HAN
;
Tae Kyung YU
;
Sang Ouk CHIN
;
Jun Seong SON
;
Mi Suk LEE
;
Hee Joo LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. mslee@khmc.or.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Enterococcus durans;
Vancomycin resistance;
Ventriculitis
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Animals, Domestic;
Dandy-Walker Syndrome;
Encephalomalacia;
Enterococcus;
Female;
Humans;
Sepsis;
Vancomycin Resistance;
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2009;77(Suppl 1):S221-S225
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Infections associated with Enterococcus durans have been rare in humans until now. E. durans is a frequent component of the intestinal flora of several domestic animal species and may cause septicemia and encephalomalacia in chicks. We report a case of ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection caused by vancomycin-resistant E. durans in a 17-year-old woman with Dandy-walker syndrome. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first human case of ventriculitis caused by vancomycin-resistant E. durans.
