Abstract The use of antibiotic-coated external ventricular catheters has been controversial among practitioners; although several papers have documented decreased adherence of microbes to catheters treated with antibiotics, there is no universally accepted practice standard for the use of coated catheters for the prevention of clinical infection. In this paper, we review the in vivo and in vitro evidence for antibiotic-coated catheters.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Category Review
- Pages 1-9
- DOI 10.1007/s12028-011-9647-z
- Authors
- Maya A. Babu, Department of Neurologic Surgery, The Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
- Robin Patel, Department of Infectious Diseases, The Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
- W. Richard Marsh, Department of Neurologic Surgery, The Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
- Eelco F. M. Wijdicks, Department of Neurology Critical Care, The Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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