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CSF inflammatory markers differ in gram-positive versus gram-negative shunt infections

BACKGROUND: Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt placement is frequently complicated by bacterial infection. Shunt infection diagnosis relies on bacterial culture of CSF which can often produce false-negative results. Negative cultures present a conundrum for physicians as they are left to rely on other...

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Autores principales: Skar, Gwenn L., Synhorst, David, Beaver, Matthew, Snowden, Jessica N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6325818/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30626412
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12974-019-1395-6