Biofilm on ventriculo-peritoneal shunt tubing as a cause of treatment failure in coccidioidal meningitis.

Abstract:

:We describe a case of recurrent coccidioidal meningitis in which a fungal biofilm on the tip of ventriculo-peritoneal shunt tubing was likely responsible for a 4-year persistence of Coccidioides immitis, despite the patient's taking an adequate dosage of fluconazole. Fungal biofilms should be considered as a cause for treatment failure and fungal persistence, especially when artificial prostheses or indwelling catheters are present.

journal_name

Emerg Infect Dis

authors

Davis LE,Cook G,Costerton JW

doi

10.3201/eid0804.010103

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2002-04-01 00:00:00

pages

376-9

issue

4

eissn

1080-6040

issn

1080-6059

journal_volume

8

pub_type

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