Revision surgeries are associated with significant increased risk of subsequent cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 551-556

  Simon, Tamara D ^a,b   Whitlock, Kathryn B ^b   Riva Cambrin, Jay ^c   Kestle, John R W ^c   Rosenfeld, Margaret ^a,b   Dean, J Michael ^c   Holubkov, Richard ^c   Langley, Marcie ^c   Hamblett, Nicole Mayer ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal; Children; Failure; Infection; Revision; Shunt

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNT INFECTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SHUNT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84861530233     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31824da5bd     Document Type: Article

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