Deep brain stimulation hardware-related infections: a report of 12 cases and review of the literature.
case_series · Level IV
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Abstract
In this monocentric study, the median delay between deep brain stimulation implantation and infection was 28 days (range, 8-820). Infections limited to generator (n = 4) required partial hardware removal, whereas infections involving frontal or retroauricular sites (n = 7) required total removal. Surgical samples yielded Staphylococcus aureus (n = 6), Staphylococcus epidermidis (n = 2), Propionibacterium acnes, and Micrococcus species.
Medical subject headings
- Bacterial Infections
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Surgical Wound Infection