Infectious risks of external ventriculostomies;Risque infectieux des dérivations ventriculaires externes

Annales Francaises d'Anesthesie et de Reanimation

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 554-557

  Korinek, A M ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Infection; Ventriculostomy

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; HUMAN; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL INFECTION;

HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 0033126765     PISSN: 07507658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0750-7658(99)80132-4     Document Type: Article

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