TY - JOUR
T1 - Reducing the incidence of intraventricular catheter-related ventriculitis in the neurology-neurosurgical intensive care unit at a tertiary care center in St Louis, Missouri
T2 - An 8-year follow-up study
AU - Honda, Hitoshi
AU - Jones, Jeffrey C.
AU - Craighead, Martha C.
AU - Diringer, Michael N.
AU - Dacey, Ralph G.
AU - Warren, David K.
PY - 2010/10
Y1 - 2010/10
N2 - We reviewed the effect of 3 interventions to reduce the incidence of intraventricular catheter-related ventriculitis, conducted at a tertiary care center in St Louis, Missouri, during an 8-year period. The incidence density of intraventricular catheter-related ventriculitis decreased substantially after the implementation of standardized management of intraventricular catheters.
AB - We reviewed the effect of 3 interventions to reduce the incidence of intraventricular catheter-related ventriculitis, conducted at a tertiary care center in St Louis, Missouri, during an 8-year period. The incidence density of intraventricular catheter-related ventriculitis decreased substantially after the implementation of standardized management of intraventricular catheters.
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U2 - 10.1086/656377
DO - 10.1086/656377
M3 - Article
C2 - 20731597
AN - SCOPUS:77957886346
SN - 0899-823X
VL - 31
SP - 1078
EP - 1081
JO - Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
JF - Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
IS - 10
ER -