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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

From: Neutrophil CD64 index in cerebrospinal fluid as a marker of bacterial ventriculitis in children with external ventricular drainage

 

Ventriculitis group

No-ventriculitis group

Number of episodes

13

20

Number of patients

12

16

*Median age (IQR)

9 months (5.5–112)

8.5 months (4–35)

Gender

 Male

7 (58%)

13 (81%)

 Female

5 (42%)

3 (19%)

*Number of neonates (<  28 days)

2 (17%)

4 (25%)

*Number of infants (1–12 months)

5 (42%)

8 (50%)

*Median number of drainage days (IQR)

7 (3–18)

5.5 (1–18)

Type of hydrocephalus

 Congenital hydrocephalus

2 (17%)

3 (19%)

 Post haemorrhagic hydrocephalus

8 (67%)

7 (44%)

 Posttraumatic hydrocephalus

1 (8%)

2 (12%)

 Post infectious hydrocephalus

0 (0%)

1 (6%)

 Post tumour surgery hydrocephalus

1 (8%)

3 (19%)

Cause for EVD

 Hydro/haematocephalus de novo

7 (58%)

12 (75%)

 Obstruction/infection of VPD

5 (42%)

3 (19%)

 Liquor fistulae

0 (0%)

1 (6%)

*Positive Gram stain

8 (67%)

0 (0%)

  1. *Values per episode; IQR – interquartile range, EVD – external ventricular drainage, VPD – ventriculo-peritoneal drainage, CSF – cerebrospinal fluid