Is the use of antibiotic-impregnated external ventricular drainage beneficial in the management of iatrogenic ventriculitis?

BORIS DOI
Publisher DOI
PubMed ID
21928119
Description
Profound evidence substantiates significantly reduced risk of catheter-related infections with prophylactic use of rifampin- and clindamycin-impregnated silicone catheters (Bactiseal(®), Codman Johnson & Johnson, Raynham, MA, USA) for external ventricular drainage (EVD). However, whether Bactiseal(®)-EVD (B-EVD) influences the treatment of EVD-related ventriculitis remains controversial.
Date of Publication
2012
Publication Type
Article
Subject(s)
Language(s)
en
Contributor(s)
Soleman, Jehuda
Fandino, Javier
Fathi, Ali Reza
Additional Credits
Series
Acta neurochirurgica
Publisher
Springer Vienna
ISSN
0001-6268
Access(Rights)
open.access
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