Association of bacteria with hydrocephalus in Ugandan infants: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 73-87

  Li, Lingling ^a   Padhi, Abinash ^a   Ranjeva, Sylvia L ^b   Donaldson, Sarah C ^a   Warf, Benjamin C ^c   Mugamba, John ^d   Johnson, Derek ^d   Opio, Zephania ^d   Jayarao, Bhushan ^a   Kapur, Vivek ^a   Poss, Mary ^a,e   Schiff, Steven J ^a,b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d CURE Children's Hospital of Uganda   (Uganda)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Central nervous system infection; Developing country; Hydrocephalus; Pediatrics; Tropical medicine

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DNA 16S; RAIN;

ACINETOBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC DATABASE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN SEPSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; UGANDA;

COHORT STUDIES; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEOBACTERIA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEASONS; UGANDA;

EID: 79251536859     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2010.9.PEDS10162     Document Type: Article

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