Strategies to decrease the risk of ventricular catheter infections: A review of the evidence

Maya A. Babu; Robin Patel; W. Richard Marsh; Eelco F.M. Wijdicks

doi:10.1007/s12028-011-9647-z

Strategies to decrease the risk of ventricular catheter infections: A review of the evidence

Maya A. Babu, Robin Patel, W. Richard Marsh, Eelco F.M. Wijdicks

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Abstract

The use of antibiotic-coated external ventricular catheters has been controversial among practitioners; although several papers have documented decreased adherence of microbes to catheters treated with antibiotics, there is no universally accepted practice standard for the use of coated catheters for the prevention of clinical infection. In this paper, we review the in vivo and in vitro evidence for antibiotic-coated catheters

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	194-202
Number of pages	9
Journal	Neurocritical care
Volume	16
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12028-011-9647-z
State	Published - Feb 2012

Keywords

Antibiotic coating
Catheter
External ventricular drains
Infection

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Clinical Neurology
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine

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