Effects of antibiotic-impregnated external ventricular drains on bacterial culture results: An in vitro analysis

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 86-92

  Stevens, E Andrew ^a   Palavecino, Elizabeth ^a   Sherertz, Robert J ^a   Shihabi, Zakariya ^a   Couture, Daniel E ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic impregnated catheter; Cerebrospinal fluid; External ventricular drain; Shunt infection; Ventriculitis

Indexed keywords

MINOCYCLINE; RIFAMPICIN;

ANTIBIOTIC IMPREGNATED EXTERNAL VENTRICULAR DRAIN; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; BRAIN VENTRICULITIS; CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRAIN; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; GROWTH INHIBITION; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SHUNT INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MINOCYCLINE; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RIFAMPIN; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 77954413505     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.10.JNS09565     Document Type: Article

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