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Reducing ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection with intraoperative glove removal
BACKGROUND: Contamination of ventriculoperitoneal shunts (VPS) by cutaneous flora, particularly coagulase-negative staphylococci, is a common cause of shunt infection and failure, leading to prolonged hospital stay, higher costs of care, and poor outcomes. Glove contamination may occur during VPS in...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2023
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9929712/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35438070 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ice.2022.70 |