Meningitis Risk and Role of Prophylactic Antibiotics in Spontaneous Lateral Skull Base CSF Leaks

OBJECTIVE: To review the literature and our institutional experience regarding the risk of meningitis in patients with spontaneous lateral skull base cerebrospinal fluid (sCSF) leaks awaiting surgical repair, and the roles of antibiotic prophylaxis and pneumococcal vaccination, if known. METHODS: A...

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Autores principales: Quimby, Alexandra E., De Ravin, Emma, Eliades, Steven J., Brant, Jason A., Bigelow, Douglas, Ruckenstein, Michael J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10571388/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37246394
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00034894231177756

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10571388/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37246394
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00034894231177756

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