Volume 8, Number 4, April 2002

Research

Biofilm on Ventriculo-Peritoneal Shunt Tubing as a Cause of Treatment Failure in Coccidioidal Meningitis

Larry E. Davis,*† Guy Cook,‡ and J. William Costerton§
*New Mexico VA Health Care System, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA; †University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA; ‡Bacterin, Bozeman, Montana, USA; and §Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, USA

Figure 1. Coccidioides immitis hyphae dislodged from the tip of the ventriculo-peritoneal catheter tip, fixed in formalin and stained with Calcofluor. Stained barrel-shaped arthroconidia (arrows) are seen, along with empty cells (x400).

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