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Successful antibiotic eradication of Streptococcus pneumoniae infection of a ventriculoatrial shunt
SummaryA case of Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis in a possibly immune-compromised child with a ventriculoatrial shunt is described. The infection was successfully eradicated by treatment with intravenous ceftriaxone and rifampicin, without removal of the shunt