Table 3.

Outcomes of EVD Infections

Age and Sex	EVD Indication	Drainage Duration, Days	Infection Onset, Day	Organism(s)	Antibiotic(s)	Antibiotic Duration, Days	30-Day Outcome, mRS
71M	Shunt failure	2	1	CoNS	Vancomycin	10	6 a
66M	IVH	6	5	MSSA	Nafcillin	42	4
34M	IVH	11	9	CoNS	Vancomycin	28	3
59M	SAH	10	9	CoNS	Vancomycin	14	4
66M	SAH	2	2	C. acnes CoNS	Meropenem	10	4
58M	IVH	6	5	CoNS	Vancomycin	14	4
65F	TBI, SDH	3	3	C. koseri	Gentamicin IT Meropenem IV	42	6 a
25M	IVH	12	11	P. agglomerans M. luteum	Cefepime, vancomycin	14	4
45M	SAH	18	16	CoNS	Vancomycin	14	3

Note. EVD, external ventricular drain; IVH, intraventricular hemorrhage; SAH, subarachnoid hemorrhage; TBI, traumatic brain injury; SDH, subdural hematoma; CoNS, coagulase-negative staphylococci; MSSA, methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus; C. acnes, Cutibacterium acnes; C. koseri, Citrobacter koseri; P. agglomerans, Pantoea agglomerans; M. luteus, Micrococcus luteum; IT, intrathecal; IV, intravenous; mRS, modified Rankin Scale score (3=moderate disability, 4=severe disability, 6=death).

^a Pateint died.