Risk factors and cerebrospinal fluid indexes analysis of intracranial infection by Acinetobacter baumannii after neurosurgery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Intracranial infection by Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) after neurosurgery has always been a difficult problem for neurosurgeons. This study analyzed risk factors that discriminated A. baumannii from other bacteria causing intracranial infection after neurosurgery. It also examined the differences in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) indexes to explore their value in the early diagnosis of intracranial infection by A. baumannii.

Methods

We retrospectively reviewed ten years (January 2011 to May 2021) of postoperative central nervous system (CNS) infections in the First Hospital of China Medical University. According to the pathogen, CNS infections were divided into A. baumannii group and other species of bacteria group. We collecte

SUBMITTER: Li S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10412996 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature