Infectious complications after neurosurgery: Mainly focusing on ventriculitis and meningitis

Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 229-233

  Yoo, Jin Hong ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cell index; Intrathecal; Meningitis; Ventriculitis

Indexed keywords

BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN VENTRICULITIS; CRANIOTOMY; FEVER; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; MENINGITIS; NEUROSURGERY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SKULL BASE FRACTURE;

EID: 84862871024     PISSN: 20932340     EISSN: 20926448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3947/ic.2011.43.3.229     Document Type: Review

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