Meningitis is a potential complication of elective intracranial surgery (EIS). The prevalence of
meningitis after EIS varies greatly in the literature. The objective of this study was to estimate …

BACKGROUND: We conducted a prospective, observational study in Barcelona (Spain) to
determine changes in the spectrum of adult patients with bacterial meningitis (BM) over a 29 …

Background The emergence of multidrug-resistant pathogens has resulted in difficult-to-treat
ventriculitis/meningitis (VM). We used a meta-analysis to study the role of intraventricular …

Introduction: Ventriculostomy-related infection (VRI) from external ventricular drain (EVD)
insertion is a common complication and carries a high mortality rate. Choice of empiric …

Purpose This prospective observational cohort study assessed the use of a multiplex real-
time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay alone and in conjunction with biomarkers for …

Background: Ventriculostomy-associated infection (VAI) is a major concern to physicians.
Limited studies have looked at the outcomes of external ventricular drain (EVD) infection …

Objective To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of routine blood examinations and
Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) lactate level for Post-neurosurgical Bacterial Meningitis (PBM) at …

Background: The objective of this study was to explore the pharmacokinetics of vancomycin
and determine an appropriate dosage regimen for vancomycin in adult neurosurgical …

Importance The impact of vaccination, antibiotics, and anti-inflammatory treatment on
pathogen distribution and outcome of bacterial meningitis over the past century is uncertain …

Central nervous system (CNS) infections represent 2.9% of the infections encountered in the
intensive care unit (ICU)[1]. Among them, infectious meningitis and encephalitis, regardless …