Shunt malfunction in relation to shunt infection

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 138, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 829-834

  Vanaclocha, V ^a   Saiz Sapena N ^a   Leiva, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

External ventricular drainage; Hydrocephalus; Infection; Shunt infection; Ventriculo peritoneal shunt

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHUNT INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; SURGICAL DRAINAGE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 0029885493     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01411261     Document Type: Article

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