A comparison of the infection rate according to catheter types showed that silver-bearing catheters had the highest infection rate (13.7%), compared with plain (7.5%) and antibiotic-impregnated catheters (7.4%), but this did not reach statistical significance (p=0.09).
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Prospective, multicentre study of external ventricular drainage-related infections in the UK and Ireland.
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