The Role of Endoscopic Lavage in Recalcitrant Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Ventriculitis Among Neurosurgical Patients

The addition of IT antibiotics has resulted in improved outcome in patients with ventriculitis; however, some patients continue to be unresponsive to antibiotics. EL can play a complementary role in eradicating such recalcitrant infections. EL should be considered in any patient with ventriculitis, if infection persists even after ∼7-10 days of IVand IT antibiotics.