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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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Autores principales: Afifi, Asma’ Mohamad, Abdullah, Jafri Malin, Siregar, Johari Adnan, Idris, Zamzuri
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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