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The results of the treatment of 15 cases of ventriculitis related to the use of external ventricular drainage are presented. A review of the literature on the treatment of cerebrospinal fluid shunt infections combined with our data suggest the following treatment of venticulostomy-related ventriculitis: 1. Antibiotic treatment according to the resistance pattern of the infecting microorganism and 2. Removal or replacement of the ventricular drain. 3. One should wait for bacteriological cure before implanting a permanent internal drainage system.
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Gerner-Smidt, P., Stenager, E. & Kock-Jensen, C. Treatment of ventriculostomy-related infections. Acta neurochir 91, 47–49 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01400527
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