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1150. Evaluating the Impact of Antibiotic Prophylaxis on the Microbiology and Incidence of Ventriculitis in Patients with External Ventricular Drains

BACKGROUND: External ventricular drains (EVDs) are frequently used in acute brain injuries for continuous intracranial pressure monitoring and cerebrospinal (CSF) fluid diversion. EVDs are associated with a 0–22% risk of ventriculitis. The evidence for antibiotic prophylaxis (AP) for ventriculitis p...

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Pubblicato in:Open Forum Infect Dis
Autori principali: McCormick, Jack, McManus, Dayna, Ammar, Abdalla A, Topal, Jeffrey E
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: Oxford University Press 2019
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6809000/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.1014
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