Utility of lumbar and external ventricular drainage in the management of meningitis: a systematic review.

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Title: Utility of lumbar and external ventricular drainage in the management of meningitis: a systematic review.
Authors: Kilgore MD; 1Department of Neurosurgery, Tulane Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana., Carr C; 2Department of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia., Kuchar M; 2Department of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia., Tucci M; 3Department of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania., Mathkour M; 4Department of Neurosurgery, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona., Scullen T; 5Department of Neurosurgery, University at Buffalo, New York.; 6Department of Neurosurgery, Drexel University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.; 7Global Neurosciences Institute, Pennington, New Jersey; and., Abou-Al-Shaar H; 8Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Texas., Tubbs RS; 1Department of Neurosurgery, Tulane Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana., Dumont AS; 1Department of Neurosurgery, Tulane Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Source: Neurosurgical focus [Neurosurg Focus] 2025 Nov 01; Vol. 59 (5), pp. E4.
Publication Type: Journal Article; Systematic Review
Journal Info: Publisher: American Association of Neurological Surgeons Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 100896471 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1092-0684 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 10920684 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Neurosurg Focus Subsets: MEDLINE
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