Repeated tapping of ventricular reservoir in preterm infants with post-hemorrhagic ventricular dilatation does not increase the risk of reservoir infection

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 218-221

  Kormanik, K ^a   Praca, J ^a   Garton, H J L ^b   Sarkar, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Post hemorrhagic ventricular dilatation; Preterm infants; Reservoir tapping; Ventricular reservoir infection

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFAZOLIN; GENTAMICIN C; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; ASEPSIS; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD CULTURE; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; BRAIN INFECTION; BRAIN VENTRICLE DILATATION; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEWBORN SEPSIS; PREMATURITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

CATHETERIZATION; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; CROSS INFECTION; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEPSIS; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 77649185158     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2009.154     Document Type: Article

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