Comparison of the efficacies of antibiotic-impregnated and silver-impregnated ventricular catheters on the prevention of infections: An in vitro laboratory study

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 444-447

  Secer, Halil Ibrahim ^a   Kural, Cahit ^a   Kaplan, Metin ^a   Kilic, Abdullah ^a   Duz, Bulent ^a   Gonul, Engin ^a   Izci, Yusuf ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antibiotic impregnated ventricular catheter; Infection; Silver impregnated ventricular catheter

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; RIFAMPICIN;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SILVER IMPREGNATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SILVER; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 56149109330     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000172966     Document Type: Article

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