IndolentStaphylococcus albusoraureusBacteremia after Ventriculoatriostomy

NEUROSURGICAL procedures designed for the alleviation of hydrocephalus have become increasingly successful in the past four years. In 1957 Pudenz et al.1 described a new technic (ventriculoatriostomy) for shunting cerebrospinal fluid from the cerebral ventricles into the right atrium. The unique innovation employed was the inclusion of a one-way valve that allowed cerebrospinal fluid to pass into the right atrium through a system of subcutaneously placed catheters connecting a cerebral ventricle with the right atrium via the jugular vein. Anderson2 has reported 24 satisfactory results in a series of 36 cases in which this procedure was performed. It is significant . . .