Assessment of Bacterial Colonization of Intracranial Pressure Transducers: A Prospective Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Cerebral infections related to the presence of an intraparenchymal intracranial pressure transducer (ICPT) are rare. We assessed the incidence of ICPT-related infections and colonization using culture, molecular biology, and electron microscopy.

Methods

All consecutive patients in a neurosurgical intensive care unit who had an ICPT inserted between March 2017 and February 2018 were prospectively included. Presence of colonization on the ICPTs was assessed after removal using culture, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and next-generation sequencing (NGS).

Results

Fifty-three ICPTs (53 patients), indwelling for a median of 4 (range 3-7) days, were studied. Median patient follow-up was 3 months. SEM, microbial culture, and NGS were performed for 91%, 79%, an

SUBMITTER: Mounier R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7490114 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature