The Causes of Postoperative Meningitis: The Comparison of Gram-Negative and Gram-Positive Pathogens.

CONCLUSION: In NM, Gram-negative pathogens were seen more frequently; A. baumanni was the predominant pathogen; and NM caused by Gram-negatives had worse clinical and laboratory characteristic and prognostic outcome than Gram-positives.
PMID: 30192362 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Turkish Neurosurgery - September 9, 2018 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Kurtaran B, Kuscu F, Ulu A, Inal AS, Komur S, Kibar F, Cetinalp NE, Ozsoy KM, Arslan YK, Yilmaz DM, Aksu H, Tasova Y Tags: Turk Neurosurg Source Type: research