Predictors of ventriculoperitoneal shunt pathology

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 593-597

  Mcclinton, Diana ^a,b   Carraccio, Carol ^a,b   Englander, Robert ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Caldwell Memorial Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Shunt infection; Shunt malfunction; Vetriculoperitoneal shunts

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CYTOLOGY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EOSINOPHILIA; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHUNT INFECTION; SHUNT MALFUNCTION;

ADOLESCENT; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; NEUTROPHILS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 0034966801     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-200106000-00009     Document Type: Article

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