Late complications of Silastic duraplasty: Low-virulence infections: Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 559-562

  Ekseth, Kåre ^a,b   Boström, Sverre ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Complication; Dural graft; Foreign material; Low virulence infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLOXACILLIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENINGIOMA; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; REOPERATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 0033005708     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1999.90.3.0559     Document Type: Article

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