Clinical, Radiological, and Microbiological Profile of Patients with Autogenous Cranioplasty Infections

• Published in: World neurosurgery Vol. 82; no. 3; pp. e531 - e534
• Main Authors: Bhaskar, Ivan P, Inglis, Timothy J.J, Lee, Gabriel Y.F
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.09.2014
• Subjects: Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use; Autogenous cranioplasty; Bone flap; Craniotomy - adverse effects; Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - diagnostic imaging; Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - microbiology; Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - therapy; Humans; Infection; Neurosurgery; Propionibacterium acnes; Risk Factors; Surgical Flaps - microbiology; Surgical Flaps - surgery; Surgical Wound Infection - diagnostic imaging; Surgical Wound Infection - drug therapy; Surgical Wound Infection - microbiology; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Infection; CRP; Bone flap; CT; C-reactive protein; Computed tomography; Propionibacterium acnes; Autogenous cranioplasty

Objective Bone flap infections after autogenous cranioplasty can present a diagnostic and management challenge. Little is known about the clinical, radiological, and microbiological profile of these patients. Methods Patients who developed bone flap infective complications requiring explantation aft...