# Comments on: risk factors for nosocomial meningitis in patients with external ventricular drainages

## TL;DR

This paper comments on a study about risk factors for hospital-acquired meningitis in patients with external ventricular drainages.

## Contribution

The paper provides a critical analysis of the predictive model and disease definition used in the original study.

## Key findings

- The original study identified risk factors for nosocomial meningitis in patients with external ventricular drainages.
- The comment discusses limitations in the predictive model and disease definition used in the original work.

## Abstract

In this comment, we aim to offer some perspective on the work of Raffenot et al. entitled “Risk factors for nosocomial meningitis in patients with external ventricular drainages”. After highlighting the main findings of their study, we discuss the predictive model as well as the disease definition they used.