title: Successful treatment of postoperative meningitis due to Haemophilus influenzae without removal of an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene dural graft.
authors.affiliation: Division of Surgery (Neurosurgery), Boston University School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Massachusetts 02118, USA.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Nazzaro
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Craven
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae; D006801:Humans; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000601:surgery; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene