Neurosurgically related nosocomial Acinetobacter baumannii meningitis: report of two cases and literature review

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 176-180

  Krol, V ^a   Hamid, N S ^a   Cunha, B A ^a  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter baumannii; Ampicillin Sulbactam; Cerebrospinal fluid; Meningitis; Meropenem; Neurosurgery; Nosocomial meningitis

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; MEROPENEM; SULTAMICILLIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BRAIN ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MENINGOCELE; MENTAL DETERIORATION; NEUROSURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SURGICAL DRAINAGE;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CROSS INFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 58249132416     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2008.09.018     Document Type: Article

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