Erratum to: Reduction in external ventricular drain infection rate. Impact of a minimal handling protocol and antibiotic-impregnated catheters (Acta Neurochirurgica DOI: 10.1007/s00701-010-0905-1);Reduction in external ventricular drain infection rate. Impact of a minimal handling protocol and antibiotic-impregnated catheters

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 153, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 647-651

  Rivero Garvía, Mónica ^a   Márquez Rivas, Javier ^a   Jiménez Mejías, Manuel Enrique ^a   Neth, Olaf ^a   Rueda Torres, Ana Belén ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antibiotic impregnated catheter; Catheter related infection; Cerebrospinal fluid; External ventricular drain; Infection; Silver

Indexed keywords

VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANASTOMOSIS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN TUMOR; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETERIZATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERIALS HANDLING; MENINGITIS; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 79952532374     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: 09420940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-011-0980-y     Document Type: Erratum

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