Risk factors for infection in external ventricular drains

Risk factors for infection in external ventricular drains

Objective: The present study aims to define the main risk factors for infection in EVD implants performed in a public tertiary hospital in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Method: The present study performed a retrospective review of 137 cases of EVD implants in 107 patients from January 2006 to December 200...

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Main Authors:	Audrey Beatriz Santos Araujo, Sebastião Gusmão, Marcelo Magaldi, Alander Sobreira Vanderlei, Marina Brugnolli Ribeiro Cambraia
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2013-03-01
Series:	Brazilian Neurosurgery
Subjects:	infection cerebral ventriculitis risk factors antibiotic prophylaxis hydrocephalus
Online Access:	http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0038-1625917

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