Infectious complications of temporary spinal catheter insertion for diagnosis of adult hydrocephalus and idiopathic intracranial hypertension

Neurosurgery

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 431-435

  Greenberg, Benjamin M ^a   Williams, Michael A ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b LifeBridge Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Elective lumbar drainage; Idiopathic intracranial hypertension; Meningitis; Normal pressure hydrocephalus; Spinal catheter

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; CHLORHEXIDINE; CLINDAMYCIN; IODINE; OXACILLIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HUMAN; INFECTION COMPLICATION; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NORMOTENSIVE HYDROCEPHALUS; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SPINAL CATHETER; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; MENINGITIS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PSEUDOTUMOR CEREBRI; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 41749088424     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000316010.19012.35     Document Type: Article

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