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Multiple rare organisms causing ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection and brain abscess

Ventriculoperitoneal shunts (VPS) are inserted to treat issues with CSF flow dynamics, such as obstructions causing CSF build up which raises the intracranial pressure. A major complication of this procedure is VPS infections. Vast majority of VPS infections are monomicrobial and may occur in the fi...

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Autores principales: Shihadeh, Omar M., Amin, Hayel, Hammadi, Firas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: HBKU Press 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9943903/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36846275
http://dx.doi.org/10.5339/qmj.2023.7