TREATMENT OF INFECTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH SHUNTING FOR HYDROCEPHALUS

Authors
BAYSTON R DELOUVOIS J BROWN EM HEDGES AJ JOHNSTON RA LEES P
Citation
R. Bayston et al., TREATMENT OF INFECTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH SHUNTING FOR HYDROCEPHALUS, British Journal of Hospital Medicine, 53(8), 1995, pp. 368-373
Citations number
46
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
British Journal of Hospital Medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
00071064
Volume
53
Issue
8
Year of publication
1995
Pages
368 - 373
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-1064(1995)53:8<368:TOIAWS>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
The incidence of cerebrospinal fluid shunt infections has fallen in re cent years, but they still represent a major consumption of resources in neurosurgery, especially paediatric neurosurgery. A variety of appr oaches and a wide range of drugs are available for their treatment, bu t despite the use of 'appropriate' antimicrobials the failure and rela pse rates are sometimes high and repeat courses have to be given.