Intrathecal and intraventricular antibiotics for postoperative Gram-negative meningitis and ventriculitis
Open Access
- 1 January 2017
- journal article
- Published by Scientific Scholar in Surgical Neurology International
- Vol. 8 (1), 226
- https://doi.org/10.4103/sni.sni_81_17
Abstract
The findings of this study suggest that IVT and IT antibiotic therapy is a useful option in patients who are nonresponsive to standard intravenous therapy with little or no side effects.Keywords
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