Reduction of ventriculostomy-associated CSF infection with antibiotic-impregnated catheters in pediatric patients: a single-institution study.
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DOI: 10.3171/2019.5.focus19279
Abstract: OBJECTIVE External ventricular drains (EVDs) are commonly used in the neurosurgical population. However, very few pediatric neurosurgery studies are available regarding EVD-associated infection rates with antibiotic-impregnated EVD catheters. The authors previously published a large pediatric… read more here.
Keywords: infection rate; antibiotic impregnated; evd catheters; impregnated evd ... See more keywords