TABLE 1.

Basic characteristics of 18 children with EVD and suspected meningitis or ventriculitis who participated in this study

Characteristic	Value
No of:
Females	5
Males	13
Age (mo)
Female	54
Male	58
No. of episodes/patient
1	2
2	8
≥3	8
Use of ATa during treatment
No. of children without AT for at least 2 days	5
No. of children with AT	13
No. of episodes (of 66 total) with identification of:
Gram-negative bacteria	8
Gram-positive bacteria	20
Mixed bacteria	10
No bacteria	28
Chemical ventriculitis	9

^aAT, antibiotic therapy.