title: Drain associated meningitis and ventriculitis remains a pivotal problem in neurointensive care: to understand their causes we need better surveillance data.
authors.forename: Ekkehard Matthias
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Kasper
mesh_terms: D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D004322:Drainage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008581:Meningitis / Q000209:etiology*; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012307:Risk Factors; D013116:Spinal Cord; D013129:Spinal Puncture / Q000009:adverse effects