Postoperative central nervous system infection after neurosurgical procedures: The bride is too beautiful [8]

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1248-

  Tattevin, Pierre ^a   Patrat Delon, Solène ^a   Le Ho, Hélène ^a  

^a PONTCHAILLOU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; EMERGENCY SURGERY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; LETTER; NEUROSURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL RISK;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RISK FACTORS; SELECTION BIAS;

EID: 35348871894     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/522278     Document Type: Letter

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