Risk factors for neurosurgical site infections: An 18-month prospective survey - Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 729-734

  Lietard, Claire ^a,b   Thébaud, Véronique ^a   Besson, Gérard ^a   Lejeune, Benoist ^a  

^a BREST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b CS 93837 ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Multivariate analysis; Neurosurgery; Risk factor; Surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INCIDENCE; LIQUORRHEA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NEUROSURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SHUNTING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL INFECTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CRANIOTOMY; FRANCE; MENINGITIS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRANCE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENINGITIS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 55949126931     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/JNS/2008/109/10/0729     Document Type: Article

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