Treatment of ventriculostomy-related infections.
The results of the treatment of 15 cases of ventriculitis related to the use of external ventricular drainage are presented. A review of the literature on the treatment of cerebrospinal fluid shunt infections combined with our data suggest the following treatment of ventriculostomy-related ventriculitis: 1. Antibiotic treatment according to the resistance pattern of the infecting microorganism and 2. Removal or replacement of the ventricular drain. 3. One should wait for bacteriological cure before implanting a permanent internal drainage system.
Gerner-Smidt
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Department of Clinical Microbiology, Odense University Hospital, Denmark.
Stenager
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Kock-Jensen
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D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006406:Hematoma / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000601:surgery; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000601:surgery; D014696:Ventriculostomy / Q000009:adverse effects*