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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...
Autores principales: | Shihadeh, Omar M., Amin, Hayel, Hammadi, Firas |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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