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Branhamella catarrhalis cellulitis around a cerebrospinal fluid shunt: case report. J Hosp Infect 1985 Sep;6(3):323-5

Date

09/01/1985

Pubmed ID

2865299

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-0022391883 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   4 Citations

Abstract

A cellulitis surrounding a cerebrospinal fluid shunt caused by Branhamella catarrhalis is described. This is the first reported case of a cellulitis caused by this bacterium.

Author List

Kaufman BA, Likavec MJ

Author

Bruce A. Kaufman MD Adjunct Professor in the Neurosurgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Cellulitis
Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Nafcillin
Neisseriaceae