S. Panagea et al., INTRACEREBRAL SEPSIS DUE TO INTESTINAL PERFORATION BY VENTRICULO-PERITONEAL SHUNTS - 2 CASES, The Journal of infection, 35(1), 1997, pp. 86-88
Two cases of ventriculo-peritoneal (V-P) shunt infection attributable
to intestinal perforation are reported. One patient developed a brain
abscess, the other ventriculitis. Microbiology consisted of faecal flo
ra and the peritoneal catheter was found to be faecally stained in bot
h cases, There were no abdominal symptoms or signs. It is likely that
infection developed via the ascending route.