Prevention of Ommaya Reservoir-Associated Bacterial Meningitis With Prophylactic Intraventricular Vancomycin.
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DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000003647
Abstract: BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Intraventricular chemotherapy administered through an Ommaya reservoir (OmR) constitutes an integral part of therapy for patients with leptomeningeal metastasis. Unfortunately, OmR infections remain a frequent, costly, morbid, and occasionally fatal complication, limiting… read more here.
Keywords: treatment; ommaya reservoir; intraventricular vancomycin; associated bacterial ... See more keywords