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Ventriculo‐peritoneal shunt infection in a patient on hemodialysis
Author(s) -
THET Yupar,
MYINT Wynne,
HUGHES David,
CROWE Alex V.,
BANERJEE Anindya
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
hemodialysis international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.658
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1542-4758
pISSN - 1492-7535
DOI - 10.1111/j.1542-4758.2008.00274.x
Subject(s) - medicine , shunt (medical) , hemodialysis , sepsis , complication , surgery , peritoneal dialysis , hydrocephalus , spina bifida
Sepsis is an important and serious complication in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Here we report on a case of spina bifida with ventriculo‐peritoneal (VP) shunt infection who was on HD and underwent at least 5 months of investigations before a source of the infection was found and eventually treated successfully. We believe this to be the first reported case of VP shunt‐associated sepsis in a patient on HD.