Emergent neurosurgical consultation and admission
Antibiotics
Cefepime/Ceftazidime or carbapenem + vancomycin
Cefepime/Ceftazidime or carbapenem + vancomycin
Empiric therapy: Vancomycin AND Cefotaxime 200 mg/kg/day IV div Q6 OR ceftriaxone 100 mg/kg/day IV div Q12-24
Always involved neurosurgery in management
Tailor antimicrobial therapy to culture results
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt obstruction
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt complications
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt overdrainage 
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt overdrainage
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt mechanical failure
Brain herniation syndromes
Neoplastic meningitis