From the Skin to the Brain: Pathophysiology of Colonization and Infection of External Ventricular Drain, a Prospective Observational Study

Roman Mounier; David Lobo; Fabrice Cook; Mathieu Martin; Arie Attias; Bouziane Aït-Mamar; Inanna Gabriel; Olivier Bekaert; Jean Bardon; Biba Nebbad; Benoît Plaud; Gilles Dhonneur

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0142320

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From the Skin to the Brain: Pathophysiology of Colonization and Infection of External Ventricular Drain, a Prospective Observational Study

Roman Mounier ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Roman Mounier, David Lobo

* E-mail: roman.mounier@laposte.net

Affiliation Department of Anesthesia and Surgical Intensive Care, Henri Mondor University Hospital of Paris, Paris XII school of medicine, Créteil, France
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David Lobo ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Roman Mounier, David Lobo

Affiliation Department of Anesthesia and Surgical Intensive Care, Henri Mondor University Hospital of Paris, Paris XII school of medicine, Créteil, France
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Fabrice Cook,

Affiliation Department of Anesthesia and Surgical Intensive Care, Henri Mondor University Hospital of Paris, Paris XII school of medicine, Créteil, France
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Mathieu Martin,

Affiliation Department of Anesthesia and Surgical Intensive Care, Henri Mondor University Hospital of Paris, Paris XII school of medicine, Créteil, France
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Arie Attias,

Affiliation Department of Anesthesia and Surgical Intensive Care, Henri Mondor University Hospital of Paris, Paris XII school of medicine, Créteil, France
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Bouziane Aït-Mamar,

Affiliation Department of Anesthesia and Surgical Intensive Care, Henri Mondor University Hospital of Paris, Paris XII school of medicine, Créteil, France
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Inanna Gabriel,

Affiliation Department of Anesthesia and Surgical Intensive Care, Henri Mondor University Hospital of Paris, Paris XII school of medicine, Créteil, France
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Olivier Bekaert,

Affiliation Department of Neurosurgery, Henri Mondor University Hospital of Paris, Paris XII school of medicine, Créteil, France
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Jean Bardon,

Affiliation Department of Anesthesia and Surgical Intensive Care, Henri Mondor University Hospital of Paris, Paris XII school of medicine, Créteil, France
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Biba Nebbad,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Henri Mondor University Hospital of Paris, Paris XII school of medicine, Créteil, France
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Benoît Plaud,

Affiliation Department of Anesthesiology and Surgical Intensive Care, Saint-Louis University Hospital of Paris, Paris VII school of medicine, Paris, France
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Gilles Dhonneur

Affiliation Department of Anesthesia and Surgical Intensive Care, Henri Mondor University Hospital of Paris, Paris XII school of medicine, Créteil, France
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From the Skin to the Brain: Pathophysiology of Colonization and Infection of External Ventricular Drain, a Prospective Observational Study

Roman Mounier,
David Lobo,
Fabrice Cook,
Mathieu Martin,
Arie Attias,
Bouziane Aït-Mamar,
Inanna Gabriel,
Olivier Bekaert,
Jean Bardon,
Biba Nebbad

Published: November 10, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0142320

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