Impact of a standardized protocol and antibiotic-impregnated catheteis on ventriculostomy infection rates in cerebrovascular patients

Neurosurgery

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 187-191

  Harrop, James S ^a   Sharan, Ashwini D ^a   Ratliff, John ^a   Prasad, Srini ^a   Jabbour, Pascal ^a   Evans, James J ^a   Veznedaroglu, Erol ^a   Andrews, David W ^a   Maltenfort, Mitchell ^a   Liebman, Kenneth ^a   Flomenberg, Phyllis ^a   Sell, Bevin ^a   Baranoski, Amy S ^a   Fonshell, Claudette ^b   Reiter, David ^b   Rosenwasser, Robert H ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic impregnated; Catheter; Infection; Ventriculitis; Ventriculostomy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; VENTRICULOSTOMY INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 77954109877     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000370247.11479.B6     Document Type: Article

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