External ventricular and lumbar drainage-associated meningoventriculitis: Prospective analysis of time-dependent infection rates and risk factor analysis

Infection

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 205-209

  Scheithauer, S ^a   Burgel U ^a   Bickenbach, J ^a   Hafner H ^a   Haase, G ^a   Waitschies, B ^a   Reinges, M H T ^a   Lemmen, S W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Device associated; Infection; Infection rate; Intensive care unit; Meningitis; Nosocomial infection; Surveillance; Venticulitis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BRAIN VENTRICLE; BRAIN VENTRICULITIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEVICE INFECTION; EXTERNAL VENTRICULAR DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LUMBAR DRAINAGE; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; MENINGITIS; NEOPLASM; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTIONS; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS INFECTION; DRAINAGE; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MENINGITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77953231927     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-010-0006-3     Document Type: Article

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