Ventriculitis: A Severe Complication of Central Nervous System Infections.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ventriculitis, a dreaded complication of brain abscess, meningitis, and various neurosurgical procedures, has attracted limited attention in the medical literature.

Methods

This is a retrospective, single-center study. We screened the medical files of all patients who had a brain imaging report that included the word "ventriculitis" during years 2005-2019. Only patients with clinical, microbiological, and imaging features of ventriculitis were included. Data were collected through a standardized questionnaire.

Results

Ninety-eight patients fulfilled inclusion criteria: 42 women and 56 men, and the median age was 60 years (interquartile range, 48-68). The primary mechanism for ventriculitis was classified as follows: brain abscess (n = 29, 29.6%), meningitis

SUBMITTER: Luque-Paz D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8176394 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature