Infection rates of external ventricular drains are reduced by the use of silver-impregnated catheters

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 155, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 875-881

  Lajcak, M ^a   Heidecke, V ^a   Haude, K H ^a   Rainov, N G ^a  

^a KLINIKUM AUGSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid infection; External ventricular drainage; Hydrocephalus

Indexed keywords

CEFUROXIME; POLYURETHAN; SILVER; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BIOMATERIAL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID INFECTION; CHILD; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SILVER IMPREGNATED CATHETER; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; VENTRICULOSTOMY CATHETER; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; INDWELLING CATHETER; INFANT; INFECTION; MICROBIOLOGY; VERY ELDERLY; WOUND DRAINAGE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; DRAINAGE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SILVER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84886526856     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: 09420940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-013-1637-9     Document Type: Article

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