Prospective surveillance of drain associated meningitis/ventriculitis in a neurosurgery and neurological intensive care unit

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 80, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1381-1385

  Scheithauer, S ^a   Burgel U ^a   Ryang, Y M ^a   Haase, G ^a   Schiefer, J ^a   Koch, S ^b   Hafner H ^a   Lemmen, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICULITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRAIN; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENINGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL DRAINAGE;

ADULT; AGED; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; CROSS INFECTION; DRAINAGE; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MENINGITIS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL PUNCTURE;

EID: 72449159714     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2008.165357     Document Type: Article

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