The impact of ventricular catheter impregnated with antimicrobial agents on infections in patients with ventricular catheter: Interim report

Acta Neurochirurgica, Supplementum

Volumn , Issue 102, 2008, Pages 53-55

  Wong, George K C ^a   Poon, W S ^a   Ng, Stephanie C C P ^a   Ip, Margaret ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Cerebrospinal fluid; Infection; Ventriculostomy

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; CLINDAMYCIN; RIFAMPICIN; SULTAMICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HEART CATHETER; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL INFECTION; VENTRICULAR CATHETER; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; MIDDLE AGED; TIME; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 66649135662     PISSN: 00651419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-211-85578-2_11     Document Type: Article

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