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Successful outcome in treating ventriculitis with intrathecal colistin in a child
Joint Authors
al-Nuaymi, Ibrahim
al-Zaylai, Abd al-Aziz K.
al-jarie, Ahmad A.
Abd al-Wahhab, Hisham M.
Asiri, Ali A.
Source
Issue
Vol. 40, Issue 1 (31 Mar. 2018), pp.59-60, 2 p.
Publisher
King Hamad University Hospital
Publication Date
2018-03-31
Country of Publication
Bahrain
No. of Pages
2
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
neurosurgical patients in recent years.
The widespread use of antibiotics may have altered the epidemiology of post-neurosurgical CNS infections.
Antimicrobial agents to which these strains are susceptible have poor central nervous system (CNS) penetration.
We report a case of a five-year-old female patient who was diagnosed with Juvenile Pilocytic Astrocytoma causing hydrocephalus.
The tumor was surgically resected.
During the procedure, an external ventricular drain (EVD) was inserted.
Postoperatively, the patient developed ventriculitis and meningitis.
Initially, systemic colistin was administered for four weeks with no improvement in the patient’s clinical condition, and the CSF cultures remained positive.
Intrathecal colistin was then initiated as a last resort; the patient showed improvement clinically and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) culture was negative on the fifth day of treatment.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Zaylai, Abd al-Aziz K.& al-jarie, Ahmad A.& Abd al-Wahhab, Hisham M.& Asiri, Ali A.& al-Nuaymi, Ibrahim. 2018. Successful outcome in treating ventriculitis with intrathecal colistin in a child. Bahrain Medical Bulletin،Vol. 40, no. 1, pp.59-60.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-834245
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Zaylai, Abd al-Aziz K.…[et al.]. Successful outcome in treating ventriculitis with intrathecal colistin in a child. Bahrain Medical Bulletin Vol. 40, no. 1 (Mar. 2018), pp.59-60.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-834245
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Zaylai, Abd al-Aziz K.& al-jarie, Ahmad A.& Abd al-Wahhab, Hisham M.& Asiri, Ali A.& al-Nuaymi, Ibrahim. Successful outcome in treating ventriculitis with intrathecal colistin in a child. Bahrain Medical Bulletin. 2018. Vol. 40, no. 1, pp.59-60.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-834245
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p.60
Record ID
BIM-834245