ventriculitis /ven·tric·u·li·tis/ (ven-trik″u-li´tis) inflammation of a ventricle, especially a cerebral ventricle.
ventriculitis [ven-trik″u-li´tis]
ventriculitis
ven·tric·u·li·tis (v n-tr k y -l  ts)n. Inflammation of the ventricles of the brain. |
ventriculitis [ven-trik″u-li´tis]
inflammation of a ventricle, especially a cerebral ventricle.
ventriculitis
inflammation of a ventricle, especially a cerebral ventricle.
ventriculitis
Infectious disease Inflammation of cerebral ventricles, most common in infants, caused by gram-negative bacilli or group B streptococci, and often an extension of purulent meningitis Management Ventriculostomy, intraventricular
antibiotics. See Purulent meningitis.
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