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. 2023 Jun 26;6(3):e000566.
doi: 10.1136/wjps-2023-000566. eCollection 2023.

Comparison of pediatric ventriculo-peritoneal shunt infections arising in antibiotic-impregnated and standard catheters: a multicenter observational study

Joan Robinson  1 , Archana Balamohan  2   3 , Michelle Barton  4 , Marie-Astrid Lefebvre  5 , Ahmed Almadani  5   6 , Dolores Freire  7 , Alastair McAlpine  8 , Jocelyn Srigley  8 , Patrick Passarelli  9   10 , John Bradley  11 , Dele Davies  12 , Gwenn Skar  13 , Isabelle Viel-Theriault  14 , Sarah Khan  15 , Rupeena Purewal  16 , Nicole LeSaux  17 , Jennifer Bowes  17 , Michael Hawkes  1   7 ; Pediatric Investigators Collaborative Network on Infections in Canada (PICNIC)
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Comparison of pediatric ventriculo-peritoneal shunt infections arising in antibiotic-impregnated and standard catheters: a multicenter observational study

Joan Robinson et al. World J Pediatr Surg. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Neurosurgery; Pediatrics.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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Infections of standard and antibiotic-impregnated ventricular shunt catheters (AIVSCs). (A) The proportion of AIVSC infections increased over calendar time. (B) The ratio of staphylococci to other microorganisms did not change significantly over time. (C) The distribution of pathogens was not statistically significantly different. (D) The time from shunt insertion to infection in AIVSCs vs standard shunts for staphylococci and for other organisms. (E) The ratio of incident staphylococcal to other infections in the first month among patients with AIVSCs and in the second month. AIVSCs, antibiotic-impregnated ventricular shunt catheters; CoNS, coagulase-negative staphylococci; GN, Gram-negative;.GP, Gram-positive; MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MSSA, methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus.
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