Treatment of cerebrospinal fluid shunt infections in children using systemic and intraventricular antibiotic therapy in combination with externalization of the ventricular catheter: Efficacy in 34 consecutively treated infections

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 107, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2007, Pages 213-219

  Arnell, Kai ^a   Enblad, Per ^a   Wester, Tomas ^a   Sjölin, Jan ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antibiotic treatment; Cerebrospinal fluid; Intraventricular antibiotic instillation; Pediatric neurosurgery; Shunt infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; GENTAMICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CHILD; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MENINGITIS; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECURRENT DISEASE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GENTAMICINS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MEDICAL RECORDS; MENINGITIS; RECURRENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STERILIZATION; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 38449112305     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/PED-07/09/213     Document Type: Article

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