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. 1988;91(1-2):47-9.
doi: 10.1007/BF01400527.

Treatment of ventriculostomy-related infections

P Gerner-Smidt  1 , E Stenager, C Kock-Jensen
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Treatment of ventriculostomy-related infections

P Gerner-Smidt et al. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 1988.

Abstract

The results of the treatment of 15 cases of ventriculitis related to the use of external ventricular drainage are presented. A review of the literature on the treatment of cerebrospinal fluid shunt infections combined with our data suggest the following treatment of ventriculostomy-related ventriculitis: 1. Antibiotic treatment according to the resistance pattern of the infecting microorganism and 2. Removal or replacement of the ventricular drain. 3. One should wait for bacteriological cure before implanting a permanent internal drainage system.

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