Abstract

OCAMPO-ALZATE, Julián Andrés; BOTERO-GONZALEZ, Nathaly; BOTERO-ROJAS, Luz Elena  and  MORALES-ALBA, Nelson. Vibrio cholerae no o1/ no 0139 neuroinfection secondary to ventriculoperitoneal shunt: case report. Iatreia [online]. 2019, vol.32, n.3, pp.236-242. ISSN 0121-0793.  https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.iatreia.24.

The infection of the ventriculoperitoneal shunt is one of most frequent complications for this procedure. Vibrio cholera O1 and O139 is a Gram negative bacteria known mainly for being responsible of the epidemic cholera, however, there are serotypes no O1/ no O139 capable of causing extraintestinal conditions, among them neuroinfection cases have been reported. We present the case of a 9 months old patient who after the placement of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt as treatment for connate obstructive hydrocephalus, presents a neuroinfection condition and valve malfunction syndrome, being able to isolate the Vibrio cholerae no O1/ no O139 in the cerebrospinal fluid and the tip of the catheter. It is the first report in the literature in which the Vibrio cholerae no O1/ no O139 is isolated in the cerebrospinal liquid secondary to an infection from a ventriculoperitoneal shunt.

Keywords : Cerebrospinal Fluid; Infection; Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt; Vibrio Cholerae.

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