Infections of cerebrospinal fluid shunts in children: Revision of 100 infections in 87 children;Infecções de derivações liquóricas em crianças revisão de 100 infecções em 87 crianças

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 75-81

  Martins, Roberto ^a   Ciquini Jr , Orildo ^a   Matushita, Hamilton ^a   Cabral, Nilton Domingos ^a   Plese, José Píndaro Pereira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Hydrocephalus; Infection; Shunt

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 2342592096     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x1997000100012     Document Type: Article

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