The impact of silver nanoparticle-coated and antibiotic-impregnated external ventricular drainage catheters on the risk of infections: A clinical comparison of 95 patients

Acta Neurochirurgica, Supplementum

Volumn 114, Issue , 2012, Pages 347-350

  Lemcke, Johannes ^a   Depner, Felix ^a   Meier, Ullrich ^a  

^a UNFALLKRANKENHAUS BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antibiotic impregnation; External ventricular drainage; Infection; Silver impregnation

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; POLYURETHAN; RIFAMPICIN; SILICONE; SILVER NANOPARTICLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CATHETER; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETER REMOVAL; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; CHILD; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COAGULASE POSITIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENTEROCOCCUS; EXTERNAL VENTRICULAR DRAINAGE CATHETER; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; IMPLANTATION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 85052609622     PISSN: 00651419     EISSN: 00016268     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-0956-4_67     Document Type: Conference Paper

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