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A Retrospective Study on the First Cerebrospinal Fluid Taken from External Ventricular Drainage Insertion in Meningitis Patients with Hydrocephalus
BACKGROUND: Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunting is a permanent form of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) diversion that can be performed for hydrocephalus. Sterility of the CSF is an important prerequisite for permanent shunt placement. It has been hypothesised that in early stage of meningitis, ventricular...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6839652/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31728119 http://dx.doi.org/10.21315/mjms2019.26.5.6 |