Risk Assessment and Recommended Approaches to Optimize Infection Control and Antibiotic Stewardship...
Risk Assessment and Recommended Approaches to Optimize Infection Control and Antibiotic Stewardship to Reduce External Ventricular Drain Infection: A Single-Center Study
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Switzerland: MDPI AG
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English
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Background: An external ventricular drain (EVD) is used to release elevated intracranial pressure by draining cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from the brain’s ventricles. The establishment of an EVD is one of the most commonly performed neurosurgical procedures to treat intracranial pressure in patients. Nevertheless, infections are very frequent complic...
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Risk Assessment and Recommended Approaches to Optimize Infection Control and Antibiotic Stewardship to Reduce External Ventricular Drain Infection: A Single-Center Study
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_42bbd86d681e41b7b06ee20c1546e8a4
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_42bbd86d681e41b7b06ee20c1546e8a4
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2079-6382
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2079-6382
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10.3390/antibiotics13111093
