Intraventricular therapy in the management of ventricular ependymitis
González Mata, A.; Muñoz, O.; Fierro Hernándex, H.; González Y González, D.
Boletin Medico del Hospital Infantil de Mexico 36(5): 805-811
1979
ISSN/ISBN: 0539-6115 PMID: 465184 Document Number: 145076
Through Scott's tubes, intraventricular administration of amynoglucoside antibiotics was given to two groups of patients: a) ten children with purulent meningitis and ventricular ependymitis due to gram - negative germs without malformation of the central nervous system (CNS) and b) sixteen children with ventricular ependymitis and malformation of the CNS. The duration of treatment was three weeks and no deaths issued in the first group. In the second group, there were four therapeutic failures related with the existence of encephalodysplasia or intraventricular wailing. The results described are very encouraging and allow to foresee a marked drop in the lethality of ventricular ependymitis.