A rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt in a neonate

A term infant with antenatally diagnosed complex central nervous system anomalies was delivered in good condition by elective caesarean section. On day 3, a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt was inserted for hydrocephalus with gross ventriculomegaly. On day 25, he developed fever with positive cerebrospinal fluid bacterial culture for Enterobacter cloacae . He underwent removal of the intraventricular portion of the VP shunt. The abdominal portion of the …