Ventriculoperitoneal shunt infections in adult patients

AACN Advanced Critical Care

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 6-12

  Wells, Diana L ^a   Allen, John M ^a,b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFECTION; MICROBIOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; EDUCATION, NURSING; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFECTION; RISK FACTORS; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 84873415563     PISSN: 15597768     EISSN: 15597776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCI.0b013e31827be1d1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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