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Increased Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in the Ventricular Cerebrospinal Fluid as a Predictive Marker for Subsequent Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Infection : A Comparison Study among Hydrocephalic Patients

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to determine the association between the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers and inflammation, and the predictive value of these CSF biomarkers for subsequent shunt associated infection. METHODS: We obtained CSF samples from the patients with hydrocephalus during...

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Autores principales: Lee, Jeong-Hyun, Back, Dong-Bin, Park, Dong-Hyuk, Cha, Yoo-Hyun, Kang, Shin-Hyuk, Suh, Jung-Keun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Neurosurgical Society 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3424171/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22949960
http://dx.doi.org/10.3340/jkns.2012.51.6.328