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ArticleAsian journal of neurosurgery

Prevalence and Antibiotic Resistance Profile of Cerebrospinal Fluid Pathogens from Neurosurgical Patients from Level 1 Trauma Center in India.

Aishwarya Govindaswamy, Vijeta Bajpai, Parul Singh, Ayush Lohiya, Muruganantham Ayyanar, Deepak Kumar Gupta, Ashish Bindra, Gyaninder Pal Singh, Purva Mathur

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Aishwarya GovindaswamyDepartment of Microbiology, Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Vijeta BajpaiDepartment of Microbiology, Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Parul SinghDepartment of Microbiology, Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Ayush LohiyaDepartment of Community Medicine, Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Muruganantham AyyanarDepartment of Microbiology, Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Deepak Kumar GuptaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Ashish BindraDepartment of Neuro Anaesthesiology, Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Gyaninder Pal SinghDepartment of Neuro Anaesthesiology, Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Purva MathurDepartment of Microbiology, Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of Postoperative central nervous system infections (PCNSIs) and antibiotic resistance profiles of causative organisms in trauma patients following neuroinvasive procedures. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis was a retrospective study conducted over a period of 4 years (2013-2017). All in-patients admitted under a neurotrauma unit meeting the inclusion criteria of PCNSIs were included in the study. Surgical site infections (SSIs) were defined according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018 (CDC) criteria. We retrospectively examined the demographic characteristics, type of neurosurgery performed, laboratory data, causative organisms, and antimicrobial susceptibility testing results of patients who had positive cerebrospinal fluid cultures following craniotomy between January 2013 and December 2017.

resultsOf total 2500 patients operated during the study, 961 patients were screened for PCNSIs. The estimated prevalence (95% confidence interval) of PCNSIs which is a type of organ/space SSI was 7.2% (6.3-8.3). Males were predominantly affected (85.0%). The mean age (standard deviation) of patients was 31.9 (16.5) years. Of all the cultures sent for microbiological examination, 18.6% were positive. The proportion of Gram-negative bacteria causing PCNSIs was 91.6%. Multidrug-resistant (MDR)

conclusionThere is a high burden of PCNSI caused by MDR

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Craniotomymultidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumanniineuroinvasive procedurespostoperative central nervous system infectionstrauma patients

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