Neuroinfections complicating foreign body implants after perinatal trauma or meningitis in 60 children.

Rudinsky B, Bauer F, Kalavsky M, Huttova M, Sramka M, Kalavsky E, Benca J, Karvaj M, Jarcuska P, Liskova A, Kralinsky K, Ondrusova A, Taziarova M, Pevalova L, Kovac M, Miklosko J.
  Vol. 28 (Suppl 2) 2007 Neuro endocrinology letters Journal Article   2007; 28(Suppl 2): 36-37 PubMed PMID:  17558377    Citation  Keywords:  Brain Injuries:complications, Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts:adverse effects, Child, Child, Preschool, Foreign Bodies:microbiology, Humans, Hydrocephalus:complications, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Infant, Very Low Birth Weight, Intracranial Hemorrhages:complicat.   

: Meningitis after artificial implants in 60 children, mainly after foreign body infections (FBI) was caused more frequently by coagulase negative staphylococci and Ps. aeruginosa than other organisms and was significantly associated with perinatal trauma, hydrocephalus, haemorrhage or VLBW and had more neurologic sequels despite mortality was similar to other nosocomial meningitis.