Reduction in Clostridium difficile infections among neurosurgical patients associated with discontinuation of antimicrobial prophylaxis for the duration of external ventricular drain placement.
Department of Infection Control, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, Washington.
Timothy H
TH
Dellit
Jeannie D
JD
Chan
Charlotte
C
Fulton
Ronald F
RF
Pergamit
Elizabeth A
EA
McNamara
Louis J
LJ
Kim
Richard G
RG
Ellenbogen
John B
JB
Lynch
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis; D002437:Cefazolin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016360:Clostridioides difficile; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D065187:Controlled Before-After Studies; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D006801:Humans; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002437:Cefazolin