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Infections in Intracranial Pressure Management: Impact of New Technologies on Infection Rates (2023)
Book Chapter
Bayston, R. (2023). Infections in Intracranial Pressure Management: Impact of New Technologies on Infection Rates. In X. Lv (Ed.), Frontiers in Hydrocephalus. InTech. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.110349

It is now recognised that infections in CSF shunts and external ventricular drains (EVDs) are biofilm infections, and the scientific basis of these infections is better understood. Infection rates in shunts have now fallen but remain unacceptably hig... Read More about Infections in Intracranial Pressure Management: Impact of New Technologies on Infection Rates.

Molecular Pathogenesis and Clinical Impact of Biofilms in Surgery (2022)
Book Chapter
Bayston, R. (2022). Molecular Pathogenesis and Clinical Impact of Biofilms in Surgery. In T. Das (Ed.), Focus on Bacterial Biofilms. InTech. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.104526

Biofilms are responsible for chronic persistent infections and are a major problem in implant surgery. The microbial pathogenesis, treatment and prevention of biofilm infections is reviewed.

Infections in CSF shunts and External Ventricular Drainage (2021)
Book Chapter
Bayston, R. (2022). Infections in CSF shunts and External Ventricular Drainage. In P. Kuru Bektaşoğlu, & B. Gürer (Eds.), Cerebrospinal Fluid. InTech. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.98910

Infection in those with hydrocephalus shunts or external drains (EVDs) can cause serious central nervous system damage with lasting sequelae. The infections usually involve bacterial colonisation and biofilm formation in the catheters. The nature and... Read More about Infections in CSF shunts and External Ventricular Drainage.

Cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection: microbiological basis (2018)
Book Chapter
Bayston, R. (2018). Cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection: microbiological basis. In G. Cinalli, M. M. Ozek, & C. Sainte-Rose (Eds.), Pediatric hydrocephalus (1-19). Cham: Springer Publishing Company. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31889-9_76-1

Shunt infection rates have fallen in recent decades but are still too high, especially when infants under 6 months of age are shunted. The causative bacteria are mainly staphylococci derived from the patient’s skin during operation. Bacteria develop... Read More about Cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection: microbiological basis.

The systemically ill patient (2013)
Book Chapter
Robson, R., Mistry, A., Bhamra, K., Luqmani, R., & Kluzek, S. (2013). The systemically ill patient. In R. A. Watts, P. G. Conaghan, C. Denton, H. Foster, J. Isaacs, & U. Müller-Ladner (Eds.), Oxford Textbook of Rheumatology. (4th). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/med/9780199642489.001.0001