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See Latest ArticlesCandidal infections of ventriculoperitoneal shunts
Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences, 11/05/09
Baradkar VP et al. – In the present study, the authors performed retrospective analysis of six cases in which candida infection occurred. In all these six cases, VP shunt was performed in children for hydrocephalus and the onset of symptoms varied between seven days to one month after the surgical procedure was performed. The commonest clinical signs and symptoms were fever (100%), vomiting (100%), and altered sensorium (50%). The commonest isolate was Candida albicans (66.66%) followed by Candida parapsilosis and Candida glabrata in one case each.
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