Effect of an intraoperative double-gloving strategy on the incidence of cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 104 PEDIATRICS, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages 5-8

  Tulipan, Noel ^a   Cleves, Mario A ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Pediatric neurosurgery; Shunt infection

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHUNT INFECTION; SURGICAL GLOVE; AGE; FEMALE; INFANT; INSTRUMENTATION; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 33644915815     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/ped.2006.104.1.5     Document Type: Article

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