Deep brain stimulation hardware-related infections: a report of 12 cases and review of the literature

Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Apr 15;52(8):1020-3. doi: 10.1093/cid/cir065.

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.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
  • Bacterial Infections / microbiology
  • Brain / diagnostic imaging
  • Deep Brain Stimulation / adverse effects*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Micrococcus / isolation & purification
  • Middle Aged
  • Propionibacterium acnes / isolation & purification
  • Staphylococcus / isolation & purification
  • Surgical Wound Infection / diagnosis*
  • Surgical Wound Infection / microbiology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed