Early diagnosis of external ventricular drainage infection: Results of a prospective study

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 74, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 929-932

  Pfisterer, W ^a,b   Muhlbauer M ^b   Czech, T ^c   Reinprecht, A ^c  

^a Neurochirurgische Abteilung   (Austria)

^b DANUBE HOSPITAL   (Austria)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN; AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AZTREONAM; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORHEXIDINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; FIBRONECTIN; FOSFOMYCIN; GLUCOSE; HAPTOGLOBIN; IMIPENEM; NETILMICIN; OFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; PROTEIN; SULTAMICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN VENTRICLE TUMOR; CATHETER INFECTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CYTOLOGY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; POSTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSA TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; SEPSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BACTERIA; CATHETERIZATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTIONS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PROTEINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; INFANT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEPSIS; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 0038818062     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.74.7.929     Document Type: Article

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