Repeat cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection in children

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 66-71

  Kulkarni, Abhaya V ^a   Rabin, Doron ^a   Lamberti Pasculli, Maria ^a   Drake, James M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid shunt; Hydrocephalus; Infection; Neurosurgery; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROSURGERY; NEWBORN; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; RELAPSE; RISK FACTOR; SHUNT INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034831075     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000050393     Document Type: Article

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