Antimicrobial therapy and local toxicity of intraventricular administration of vancomycin in a neonate with ventriculitis.

Infection is the most common complication and cause of failure of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt devices used to control hydrocephalus. A male newborn was admitted for treatment of congenital occlusive hydrocephalus by means of a ventriculo-peritoneal shunt. A day later, the skin area around the site of insertion of ventriculo-peritoneal catheter was red and edematous.

Primary central nervous system non-Hodgkin lymphoma in childhood presenting as bilateral optic neuritis.

Introduction: Primary central nervous system lymphoma is a very rare condition in pediatric patients.

Case Report: We describe the case of a 10-year old girl who presented with acute bilateral vision impairment. At the time of presentation, the only positive finding was optic disk swelling, and the brain MRI scan was normal.

[Exposure to group B Streptococcus among Mexican women in reproductive age].

Objective: To assess the prevalence of IgG antibodies against Group B streptococci (GBS) among women of reproductive age in Mexico.

Material And Methods: Serum specimens were drawn from 15 to 40 year-old women, representative of all regions and socioeconomic levels of the country. The sample was randomly selected from Banco Nacional de Sueros (National Sera Bank); serum samples were collected during a national seroepidemiologic survey conducted in 1987-1988.