Etiologic and prognostic assessment of children with ventriculoperitoneal shunt infections [Ventriküloperitoneal şant enfeksiyonu gelişmiş çocuklarin etiyolojik ve prognostik açilardan deg erlendirilmesi]

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dc.contributor.authorTelhan L.
dc.contributor.authorÇavuşoglu F.
dc.contributor.authorMüslüman M.
dc.contributor.authorTürkmenoglu O.
dc.contributor.authorÇetinkaya F.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-12T21:45:55Z
dc.date.available2024-07-12T21:45:55Z
dc.date.issued2010en_US
dc.departmentMaltepe Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractObjective: In this study, the children with ventriculoperitoneal shunt infections hospitalized between December 2001- August 2008 in a research hospital were evaluated retrospectively in terms of some aspects. Material and Methods: Diagnosis of shunt infections was based on history, physical examination and analysis of ventricle cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). The differential diagnosis between meningitis and ventriculitis was based on CSF and magnetic resonance imaging findings in addition to clinical findings. The patients were evaluated retrospectively in terms of time of infection, the causative agents, duration of hospitalization and its relationship with various factors and factors affecting the prognosis. Results: The study comprised 40 children, 31 of whom (77.5%) were diagnosed as meningitis and 9 (22.5%) as ventriculitis. Thirty five patients had positive CSF cultures, in 12 of whom (30%) S.epidermidis and S. aureus were isolated. In 17 cases, more than one microorganism were isolated, among which coagulase negative staphylococci constituted the majority. For the treatment of infection, the shunts were removed in 16 patients and external ventricular drainage procedures were made, in 11 patients intrathecal antibiotics were administered. Over half of the patients (52.5%) stayed in hospital longer than 30 days and five patients (12.5%) died during treatment. Conclusion: Infections are important complications in children with ventriculoperitoneal shunts and they lead to long-term hospitalization and a high mortality rate.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.5152/ced.2010.14
dc.identifier.endpage103en_US
dc.identifier.issn1307-1068
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-77957673089en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ4en_US
dc.identifier.startpage100en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.5152/ced.2010.14
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12415/7864
dc.identifier.volume4en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000422199100003en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/Aen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isotren_US
dc.relation.ispartofCocuk Enfeksiyon Dergisien_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.snmzKY00542
dc.subjectHydrocephalusen_US
dc.subjectMeningitisen_US
dc.subjectVentriculitisen_US
dc.subjectVentriculoperitoneal shunten_US
dc.titleEtiologic and prognostic assessment of children with ventriculoperitoneal shunt infections [Ventriküloperitoneal şant enfeksiyonu gelişmiş çocuklarin etiyolojik ve prognostik açilardan deg erlendirilmesi]en_US
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