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Reducing the Incidence of Intraventricular Catheter–Related Ventriculitis in the Neurology-Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit at a Tertiary Care Center in St Louis, Missouri: An 8-Year Follow-Up Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Hitoshi Honda ,
Jeffrey C. Jones ,
Martha C. Craighead ,
Michael N. Diringer ,
Ralph G. Dacey  and
David K. Warren
Hitoshi Honda
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri
Jeffrey C. Jones
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri
Martha C. Craighead
Affiliation:
Department of Infection Control, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St Louis, Missouri
Michael N. Diringer
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri
Ralph G. Dacey
Affiliation:
Department of Neurosurgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri
David K. Warren*
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri
*
Division of Infectious Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, Campus Box 8051, St Louis, MO 63110, (dwarren@DOM.wustl.edu)
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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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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 31 , Issue 10 , October 2010 , pp. 1078 - 1081
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2010

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