Outcome following postneurosurgical Acinetobacter meningitis: an institutional experience of 72 cases.

CONCLUSIONS: This study is the largest case series reported to date of postneurosurgical Acinetobacter meningitis/ventriculitis. In-hospital mortality due to Acinetobacter meningitis/ventriculitis was high. Age older than 40 years, GCS score less than 8, presence of EVD, raised CSF WBC count, and presence of comorbidities were risk factors for mortality. PMID: 31370029 [PubMed - in process]

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Source: Neurosurgical Focus - July 31, 2019 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Sharma R, Goda R, Borkar SA, Katiyar V, Agarwal S, Kumar A, Mohapatra S, Kapil A, Suri A, Kale SS Tags: Neurosurg Focus Source Type: research