A retrospective study of infections after primary VP shunt placement in the newborn with myelomeningocele without prophylactic antibiotics

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1517-1521

  Clemmensen, Dorte ^a   Rasmussen, Mikkel M ^b   Mosdal, Claus ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Infection; Newborn; Ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BRAIN INFECTION; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; LIQUORRHEA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENINGOMYELOCELE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; NEWBORN SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHUNT INFECTION; WATCHFUL WAITING;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 78649322647     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-010-1113-2     Document Type: Article

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