Relationship between bacterial colonization of external cerebrospinal fluid drains and secondary meningitis: a retrospective analysis of an 8-year period
DJ Hetem, PA Woerdeman, MJM Bonten… - Journal of …, 2010 - thejns.org
Object A frequent complication of CSF drains is secondary meningitis. This study was
designed to assess the predictive value of a positive culture from a CSF drain tip for the …
designed to assess the predictive value of a positive culture from a CSF drain tip for the …
Reuse of ventricular drain sites for cerebrospinal fluid shunting in patients with no prior infection
KR Winston, V Bhardwaj - Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, 2010 - thejns.org
Object The safety of reusing ventricular drain sites for shunting CSF in patients with no
history of infection involving either the ventricular drain or the CSF was the focus of this …
history of infection involving either the ventricular drain or the CSF was the focus of this …