Ventriculoperitoneal shunt infections

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 52-54

  Sarguna, P ^a   Lakshmi, V ^a  

^a NIZAM'S INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid shunts; Coagulase negative Staphylococcus; Gram negative bacteria; Shunt colonization

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN PLUS CLOXACILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CYTOLOGY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SURGICAL INFECTION;

EID: 33645501189     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 02550857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.19896     Document Type: Article

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