Reinfection following initial cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 277-285

  Simon, Tamara D ^a   Hall, Matthew ^b   Dean, J Michael ^c   Kestle, John R W ^a,c   Riva Cambrin, Jay ^a,c   Walker, Marion ^c   Bach, Tracey ^c   Langley, Marcie ^c   Yearley, Jeff ^c   Holubkov, Richard ^c   Kulkarni, Abhaya ^d   Drake, James M ^d   O'Connor, Lindsay ^d   Oakes, Jerry ^e   Wellons, John ^e   Shannon, Courtney ^e   Whitehead, William ^f   Luerssen, Thomas ^f   Ryan, Sheila Nguyen ^f   Browd, Sam ^g   Anderson, Amy ^g   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Child Health Corporation of America   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^f BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Epidemiology; Hydrocephalus; Infection; Pediatric neurosurgery; Reinfection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; DATA BASE; DISEASE DURATION; ETHNICITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SHUNT INFECTION; FEMALE; INFECTION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROCEDURES; RECURRENT DISEASE; TIME;

CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFECTION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77956638282     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2010.5.PEDS09457     Document Type: Article

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