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Ventriculoperitoneal shunt insertion in human immunodeficiency virus infected adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: Hydrocephalus is a common, life threatening complication of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-related central nervous system opportunistic infection which can be treated by insertion of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS). In HIV-infected patients there is concern that VPS might be assoc...

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Autores principales: Loan, James J. M., Poon, Michael T. C., Tominey, Steven, Mankahla, Ncedile, Meintjes, Graeme, Fieggen, A. Graham
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7164262/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32303190
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12883-020-01713-4