A rational approach to the management of ventricular shunt infections

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 557-558

  Anderson, Evan J ^a   Yogev, Ram ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ventricular shunt infections

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBAPENEM; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; LINEZOLID; METICILLIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEVER; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM STAINING; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; MALAISE; NAUSEA; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SHUNT INFECTION; SYMPTOM; VOMITING;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; HUMANS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 20544470497     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000165307.29619.82     Document Type: Review

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