Duration of Antibiotic Therapy and Timing of Shunt Reimplantation in Pediatric CSF Shunt Infections: A Retrospective Multicenter Case Series.
Joan L RobinsonAlastair McAlpineMichelle BartonArchana BalamohanH Dele DaviesGwenn SkarMarie-Astrid LefebvreAhmed AlmadaniDolores FreireNicole M A Le SauxJennifer BowesJocelyn A SrigleyPatrick PassarelliJohn BradleySarah KhanRupeena PurewalIsabelle Viel-ThériaultMichael T HawkesPublished in: Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (2022)
In this retrospective multicenter series of 154 children with cerebrospinal fluid shunt infections, the median (interquartile range) duration of antibiotic therapy was 18 (14-26) days. The time to shunt replacement was 14 (10-19) days. Management appeared to potentially differ according to the targeted pathogen and site.