Abstract
Aims: Shunt-related infections are resistant to antibiotics. This study examined patients aged under two years after ventriculitis. It is the first study on ventriculitis developed in a completely closed system (without skin defect infection, or puncture history), evaluating infants only. Method: The study included 13 subjects (four females) with ventriculitis who had undergone surgery for hydrocephalus during the neonatal period and were monitored for shunt infection, evaluating certain parameters. Results: Ventriculitis developed on an average of 2.8 months after surgery. The most common causes of hydrocephalus were spina bifida and intraventricular hemorrhage. Bacteria grown in culture included Staphylococcus epidermidis, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Serratia marcescens. Seven (53.8%) patients were treated without complications. Among other patients, three (23.1%) developed multilocular cystic hydrocephalus and three (23.1%) exhibited decreased cerebrospinal fluid production and did not require shunting. Conclusions: Patients receiving intraventricular therapy showed no complications, warranting further studies on early intraventricular therapy. In the presence of gram-negative bacterial growth, cerebrospinal fluid production may decrease and affected patients do not require shunts.
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