Incidence and Risk Factors of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Infections in Children: A Study of 333 Consecutive Shunts in 6 Years

The major aims of this study were to estimate the infection rate and recognize the risk factor for ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt infections in children. To analyze shunt infection rate and identify risk factors, a retrospective cohort analysis of 333 consecutive VP shunt series was performed at Se...

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Autores principales: Lee, Joon Kee, Seok, Joon Young, Lee, Joon Ho, Choi, Eun Hwa, Phi, Ji Hoon, Kim, Seung-Ki, Wang, Kyu-Chang, Lee, Hoan Jong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 2012
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3524439/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23255859
http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2012.27.12.1563

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3524439/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23255859
http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2012.27.12.1563

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