CNS infection in children with brain tumors: adding ventriculostomy to brain tumor resection increases risk more than 20-fold

[1] Helligsoe ASL(2022)Incidence and survival of childhood central nervous system tumors in Denmark, 1997–2019 Cancer Med 11 245-256

[2] Kenborg L(2010)Acute bacterial meningitis in infants and children Lancet Infect Dis 10 32-42

[3] Henriksen LT(2014)Presenting symptoms of pediatric brain tumors diagnosed in the emergency department Pediatr Emerg Care 30 77-80

[4] Kim KS(2011)Hydrocephalus with brain tumors in children Childs Nerv Syst ChNS Off J Int Soc Pediatr Neurosurg 27 1723-1734

[5] Lanphear J(2017)Surveillance of infection associated with external ventricular drains: proposed methodology and results from a pilot study J Hosp Infect 95 154-160

[6] Sarnaik S(2017)2017 Infectious Diseases Society of America’s Clinical Practice Guidelines for Healthcare-Associated Ventriculitis and Meningitis Clin Infect Dis Off Publ Infect Dis Soc Am 64 e34-e65

[7] Wong T-T(2019)risk factors of external ventricular drainage-related infections: a retrospective study of 147 pediatric post-tumor resection patients in a single center Front Neurol 10 1243-e48

[8] Liang M-L(2022)Predictors of ventriculostomy-associated infections: a retrospective study of 243 patients World Neurosurg 160 e40-464

[9] Chen H-H(2016)Alex’s lemonade stand foundation infant and childhood primary brain and central nervous system tumors diagnosed in the United States in 2007–2011 Danish childhood cancer registry Clin Epidemiol 8 461-x35

[10] Chang F-C(2014)Reporting morbidity associated with pediatric brain tumor surgery: are the available scoring systems sufficient? Neuro-Oncol 16 x1-565

[1] Helligsoe ASL(2022)Incidence and survival of childhood central nervous system tumors in Denmark, 1997–2019 Cancer Med 11 245-256

[2] Kenborg L(2010)Acute bacterial meningitis in infants and children Lancet Infect Dis 10 32-42

[3] Henriksen LT(2014)Presenting symptoms of pediatric brain tumors diagnosed in the emergency department Pediatr Emerg Care 30 77-80

[4] Kim KS(2011)Hydrocephalus with brain tumors in children Childs Nerv Syst ChNS Off J Int Soc Pediatr Neurosurg 27 1723-1734

[5] Lanphear J(2017)Surveillance of infection associated with external ventricular drains: proposed methodology and results from a pilot study J Hosp Infect 95 154-160

[6] Sarnaik S(2017)2017 Infectious Diseases Society of America’s Clinical Practice Guidelines for Healthcare-Associated Ventriculitis and Meningitis Clin Infect Dis Off Publ Infect Dis Soc Am 64 e34-e65

[7] Wong T-T(2019)risk factors of external ventricular drainage-related infections: a retrospective study of 147 pediatric post-tumor resection patients in a single center Front Neurol 10 1243-e48

[8] Liang M-L(2022)Predictors of ventriculostomy-associated infections: a retrospective study of 243 patients World Neurosurg 160 e40-464

[9] Chen H-H(2016)Alex’s lemonade stand foundation infant and childhood primary brain and central nervous system tumors diagnosed in the United States in 2007–2011 Danish childhood cancer registry Clin Epidemiol 8 461-x35

[10] Chang F-C(2014)Reporting morbidity associated with pediatric brain tumor surgery: are the available scoring systems sufficient? Neuro-Oncol 16 x1-565