Comparison of pediatric ventriculo-peritoneal shunt infections arising in antibiotic-impregnated and standard catheters: a multicenter observational study

• Joan Robinson,
• John Bradley,
• Dolores Freire,
• Michelle Barton,
• Sarah Khan,
• Michael Hawkes,
• Jennifer Bowes,
• Marie-Astrid Lefebvre,
• Rupeena Purewal,
• Isabelle Viel-Theriault,
• Archana Balamohan,
• Ahmed Almadani,
• Alastair McAlpine,
• Jocelyn Srigley,
• Patrick Passarelli,
• Dele Davies,
• Gwenn Skar,
• Nicole LeSaux

Affiliations

Joan Robinson

Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

John Bradley

Rady Children`s Hospital San Diego, San Diego, California, USA

Dolores Freire

University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Michelle Barton

Western University, London, Ontario, Canada

Sarah Khan

McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Michael Hawkes

Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Jennifer Bowes

CHEO, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Marie-Astrid Lefebvre

McGill University Faculty of Medicine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Rupeena Purewal

University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Isabelle Viel-Theriault

Laval University, Quebec, Quebec, Canada

Archana Balamohan

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

Ahmed Almadani

McGill University Faculty of Medicine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Alastair McAlpine

The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Jocelyn Srigley

The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Patrick Passarelli

Pediatrics, Rady Children`s Hospital San Diego, San Diego, California, USA

Dele Davies

Pediatrics, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Gwenn Skar

University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Nicole LeSaux

CHEO, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada