Intraventricular antimicrobial therapy in postneurosurgical Gram-negative bacillary meningitis or ventriculitis: A hospital-based retrospective study

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 204-210

  Wang, Jui Hsing ^a   Lin, Po Chang ^a   Chou, Chia Hui ^a   Ho, Cheng Mao ^a   Lin, Kuo Hsi ^a   Tsai, Chia Ta ^a   Wang, Jen Hsien ^a,b   Chi, Chih Yu ^a,b   Ho, Mao Wang ^a,b  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Gram negative bacilli; Intraventricular; Meningitis; Postneurosurgical; Ventriculitis

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBAPENEM; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; COLISTIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; SULBACTAM; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BRAIN VENTRICULITIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGITIS; MIXED INFECTION; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURE; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ADOLESCENT; AGED; CEREBRAL VENTRICULITIS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEREBRAL VENTRICULITIS; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TAIWAN;

EID: 84901631395     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: 19959133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2012.08.028     Document Type: Article

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