Failure of regular external ventricular drain exchange to reduce cerebrospinal fluid infection: Result of a randomised controlled trial

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 759-761

  Wong, G K C ^a   Poon, W S ^a   Wai, S ^a   Yu, L M ^b   Lyon, D ^a   Lam, J M K ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BRAIN INFECTION; BRAIN VENTRICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE CATHETER; CATHETER; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; TREATMENT FAILURE; WARD;

ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; ADULT; AGED; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 0036904890     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.73.6.759     Document Type: Article

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