2014
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.jtn.8540-13.2
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Clinic and economic results of the ventriculoperitoneal shunt infections in children

Abstract: AIm: This study evaluated the clinical and economic outcomes of ventriculoperitoneal shunt infections. mATErIAl and mEThOds:Patients diagnosed with ventriculoperitoneal shunt infections for the first time between 1 January 2007 and 31 December 2011 were included in this study. Demographic, clinical, and economic data were analyzed retrospectively. A cost coefficient (total cost/follow-up period) and hospitalization coefficient (duration of hospitalization/follow-up period) were calculated for each patient. rEs… Show more

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“…Some studies, including this one, [11][12][13] only consider CSF culture positive results, whereas others include CSF cultures and/or cytochemistry alterations. 5,9,10,14 In 2015, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 15 changed the diagnostic criteria for ventriculitis and, at present, in addition to the microbiological criterion, compatible clinical manifestations, cytochemistry alterations, positive Gram staining or blood culture isolation are required, although the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) 2017 guidelines for health care-associated ventriculitis and meningitis states that CSF culture is the most important test for diagnosis. 4 In relation to risk factors, most cases in this series occurred within 30 days of shunt implantation, which was consistent with previous reports, 10 and supported the fact that the mechanism most likely involved was shunt colonization during the surgical procedure.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Some studies, including this one, [11][12][13] only consider CSF culture positive results, whereas others include CSF cultures and/or cytochemistry alterations. 5,9,10,14 In 2015, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 15 changed the diagnostic criteria for ventriculitis and, at present, in addition to the microbiological criterion, compatible clinical manifestations, cytochemistry alterations, positive Gram staining or blood culture isolation are required, although the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) 2017 guidelines for health care-associated ventriculitis and meningitis states that CSF culture is the most important test for diagnosis. 4 In relation to risk factors, most cases in this series occurred within 30 days of shunt implantation, which was consistent with previous reports, 10 and supported the fact that the mechanism most likely involved was shunt colonization during the surgical procedure.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…En algunos trabajos, incluido el nuestro, [11][12][13] se considera únicamente la positividad del LCR, mientras que otros incluyen cultivos y/o alteraciones del citoquímico. 5,9,10,14 En el año 2015, los Centros para el Control y Prevención de Enfermedades (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC) 15 han modificado los criterios diagnósticos de las ventriculitis y, actualmente, se requiere, además del criterio microbiológico, manifestaciones clínicas compatibles y la presencia de alteraciones del citoquímico, la tinción de Gram positiva o el aislamiento en hemocultivos, aunque las guías de la Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) de 2017 de ventriculitis y meningitis asociadas a los cuidados de la salud sostienen que el cultivo de LCR es el test más importante para el diagnóstico. 4 En cuanto a los factores de riesgo, la mayoría de los casos de esta serie ocurrió dentro de los 30 días de colocado el sistema, lo cual coincidió con lo reportado previamente 10 y sustentó que el mecanismo involucrado más probable era la colonización del sistema durante el acto quirúrgico.…”
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“…4,16,17 No se encontró una asociación entre el microorganismo actual y el causante de la infección previa; solo 3 pacientes (5%) presentaron recurrencia, a diferencia de otros trabajos que reportaron mayor incidencia de recurrencia. 3,10 La disfunción valvular, sin signos de meningitis, fue la forma de presentación más frecuente, coincidente con la literatura. Frecuentemente, hay solo mínima ventriculitis sin compromiso meníngeo o solo disfunción mecánica producto de la formación del biofilm en el catéter.…”
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