Antibiotic-impregnated ventriculo-peritoneal shunts in patients at high risk of infection

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 151, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1259-1263

  Albanese, Alessio ^a   De Bonis, Pasquale ^a   Sabatino, Giovanni ^a   Capone, Gennaro ^a   Marchese, Enrico ^a   Vignati, Andrea ^a   Maira, Giulio ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antibiotic impregnated shunt; High risk of infection; Shunt infection; Shunt infection rate

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFECTION RISK; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHUNT INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CROSS INFECTION; DISABLED PERSONS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 70350015113     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: 09420940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-009-0317-2     Document Type: Article

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