Cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection: Risk factors and long-term follow-up

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 692-697

  Vinchon, Matthieu ^a   Dhellemmes, Patrick ^a  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Cognitives equels; Hydrocephalus; Risk factors; Shunt infection

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENINGOMYELOCELE; MORTALITY; NEUROSURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS; SHUNT INFECTION;

EID: 33745312161     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-005-0037-8     Document Type: Article

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