Significant Reduction of External Ventricular Drainage-Associated Meningoventriculitis by Chlorhexidine-Containing Dressings: A Before-After Trial.
Division of Infection Control and Infectious Diseases, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen Division of Infection Control and Infectious Diseases.
Simone
S
Scheithauer
Department of Intensive and Intermediate Care in Adult Patients.
Henna
H
Schulze-Steinen
Department of Neurosurgery.
Anja
A
Höllig
Division of Infection Control and Infectious Diseases.
Luis
L
Lopez-Gonzalez
Department of Medical Statistics, University Hospital RWTH Aachen.
Ralf-Dieter
RD
Hilgers
Department of Neurosurgery Department of Neurosurgery, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany.
Marcus H T
MH
Reinges
Department of Intensive and Intermediate Care in Adult Patients.
Gernot
G
Marx
Division of Infection Control and Infectious Diseases.
Sebastian
S
Lemmen
D058565:Cerebral Ventriculitis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002710:Chlorhexidine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004202:Disinfectants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004322:Drainage / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000379:methods*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D004202:Disinfectants; D002710:Chlorhexidine