Investigation of an outbreak of device-related postoperative ventriculitis: A lesson learnt

• Main Authors: Veena Kumari H (Author), Nagarathna S (Author), Chandramouli B (Author), Umamaheshwara Rao G (Author), Chandramuki A (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P aeruginosa)</i> is one of the most common nosocomial pathogens. We report our experience of a device-related outbreak of postoperative ventriculitis caused by <i>P aeruginosa</i> thus initiating investigation of the unusual occurrence. Five neuros...