Table 1.
Patient distribution in terms of age, sex, prior hospitalization before the ventriculitis onset in days, isolated microorganism and resistance in term of Multidrug resistance (MDR) and extensive drug resistance (XDR), concomitant infection, prior antibiotics use and foreign body.
| Patient characteristics | Mean ±SD (range) or n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age | 51.0 ± 13.8 (18–67) |
| Male sex | 15 (78.9) |
| Prior hospitalization before ventriculitis onset(days) | 20.0 ± 10.6 (7–49) |
| ISOLATED ORGANISM | |
| A. baumannii | 14 (MDR 12, XDR 2) |
| K. pneumoniae | 5 (MDR 4, XDR 1) |
| CONCOMITANT INFECTION | |
| Pneumoniae | 17 |
| Prior antibiotic use | 19 (100) |
| FOREIGN BODY | |
| EVD | 12 |
| VP-Shunt | 3 |
| ICP monitor | 1 |
| Lumbar drainage | 1 |