Antibacterial resistance is increasing throughout the world, while the development of new
agents is slowly progressing. In addition, the increasing prevalence of fluoroquinolone …

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

Central Nervous System (CNS) infections related to external ventricular derivation are a
major complication of patients undergoing neurosurgical procedures. Antimicrobial …

Background: Post-operative nosocomial meningitis is a critical complication that develops in
patients after neurosurgical interventions and operations. Patients and Methods: Data were …

Management of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (MDRAB)
meningitis/ventriculitis is a difficult therapeutic problem owing to the limited penetration of …

Background A solid knowledge associated with lumbar drainage (LD)-related infections in
spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) patients is necessary and that would be …

Acinetobacter baumannii is an important cause of postneurosurgical meningitis. The
emergence of carbapenem-resistant strains in this setting has caused a therapeutic …

Central nervous system infections can be complications of neurosurgical procedures or can
occur spontaneously, and occasionally lead to devastating neurological complications …

This article reports six cases of nosocomial Acinetobacter baumannii meningitis in patients
who had undergone neurosurgical procedures with placing of external ventricular drains …