Factors contributing to the medical costs of cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection treatment in pediatric patients with standard shunt components compared with those in patients with antibiotic impregnated components.

Neurosurgical focus

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Sciubba, Daniel M ^a   Lin, Li Mei ^a   Woodworth, Graeme F ^a   McGirt, Matthew J ^a   Carson, Benjamin ^a   Jallo, George I ^a  

^a USA ltdsciubb1 jhmiedu gt   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CHILD; DELAYED RELEASE FORMULATION; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION; INSTRUMENTATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 34547462468     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10920684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/foc.2007.22.4.11     Document Type: Article

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