The impact of antibiotic-impregnated catheters on shunt infection in children and neonates

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 557-562

  Hayhurst, Caroline ^a   Cooke, Richard ^a   Williams, Dawn ^b   Kandasamy, Jothy ^b   O'Brien, Donncha F ^c   Mallucci, Conor L ^b  

^a WALTON CENTRE FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^b ALDER HEY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Antibiotic impregnated catheter; Hydrocephalus; Shunt infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; RIFAMPICIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC IMPREGNATED CATHETER; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE REMOVAL; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK REDUCTION; SHUNT INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 42449138748     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-007-0521-4     Document Type: Article

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