| Title |
Nosocomial ventriculitis and meningitis in neurocritical care patients
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Neurology, December 2008
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00415-008-0059-8 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
R. Beer, P. Lackner, B. Pfausler, E. Schmutzhard |
| Abstract |
External ventricular drainage (EVD) is frequently necessary in neurological and neurosurgical intensive care patients. A major complication of this procedure is an EVD-related venticulitis or meningitis. The purpose of this review is (1) to address the magnitude of the problem in the neurocritical care patient population, (2) to discuss the difficulties in providing an appropriate and timely diagnosis of this disease entity and (3) to propose an algorithm for both rapid diagnosis and appropriate therapy. |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 4 | 2% |
| Thailand | 1 | <1% |
| Korea, Republic of | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 251 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 31 | 12% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 31 | 12% |
| Researcher | 30 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 29 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 25 | 10% |
| Other | 68 | 26% |
| Unknown | 43 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 150 | 58% |
| Neuroscience | 15 | 6% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 8 | 3% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 8 | 3% |
| Engineering | 5 | 2% |
| Other | 13 | 5% |
| Unknown | 58 | 23% |
Attention Score in Context
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#3,773,486
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#896
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#20,761
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#1
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