A bundle approach to reduce the incidence of external ventricular and lumbar drain-related infections: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 345-353

  Leverstein Van Hall, Maurine A ^a,c   Hopmans, Titia E M ^a   Van Der Sprenkel, Jan Willem Berkelbach ^b   Blok, Hetty E M ^a   Van Der Mark, Wil A M A ^b   Hanlo, Patrick W ^b   Bonten, Marc J M ^a  

^a Departments of Microbiology Infectious Diseases and Inflammation   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bundle approach; Cerebrospinal fluid drainage; Drain related infection; Multidisciplinary working group; Secondary meningitis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE INFECTION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION COMPLICATION; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76149127677     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.6.JNS09223     Document Type: Article

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