Characteristics of infections associated with external ventricular drains of cerebrospinal fluid

Journal of Infection

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 424-431

  Walti, Laura N ^a,b,f   Conen, Anna ^c   Coward, Julia ^b   Jost, Gregory F ^d   Trampuz, Andrej ^e  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c Division of Infectious Diseases   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^e CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^f Spital Netz Bern   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Characteristic; Diagnosis; External ventricular drain; Infection

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; METICILLIN; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; DEVICE INFECTION; DEVICE REMOVAL; DISEASE DURATION; DRAIN; EXTERNAL VENTRICULAR DRAIN ASSOCIATED INFECTION; FEMALE; FEVER; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HEADACHE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENINGITIS; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; NECK MUSCLE; NEUROSURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT DURATION; VOMITING;

ADULT; AGED; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875601086     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: 15322742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2012.12.010     Document Type: Article

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