Open AccessPropionibacterium Acnes
Author(s) -
Inês Carneiro,
Álvaro Pereira,
Sara Pinto,
Filipa Prata,
Cláudia Faria,
José Gonçalo Marques
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the pediatric infectious disease journal/the pediatric infectious disease journal
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1532-0987
pISSN - 0891-3668
DOI - 10.1097/inf.0000000000001786
Subject(s) - propionibacterium acnes , microbiology and biotechnology , 16s ribosomal rna , cerebrospinal fluid , shunt (medical) , medicine , polymerase chain reaction , biology , pathology , gene , surgery , dermatology , genetics , acne
Infection after implantation of ventriculo-peritoneal shunts is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. We describe a 9-year-old girl with Propionibacterium acnes shunt infection with negative cerebrospinal fluid cultures, diagnosed by broad-range 16S-rRNA gene polymerase chain reaction. This case supports the use of this molecular diagnostic technique in shunt infections, where the offending pathogens are difficult to culture using traditional methods.