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Antibiotics-impregnated ventricular catheter versus systemic antibiotics for prevention of nosocomial CSF and non-CSF infections: a prospective randomised clinical trial
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- Published on: 13 April 2016
- Published on: 13 April 2016Prospective analysis of incidence and risk factors of ventricular catheters related CSF infectionsDear Editor, We read with interest the article by Wong et al (J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry published online May 12, 2010) suggesting that antibiotic impregnated ventricular catheters are as effective as systemic antibiotics to prevent nosocomial infections and cerebro-spinal fluid (CSF) infections in patients with external ventricular drain.Show More
Impregnated catheters are designed to prevent specifically CSF catheter related inf...
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