Open AccessCharacteristics and Treatment Outcome of Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt–Associated Infections in Adults: A Retrospective Analysis over an 11‐Year Period
Author(s) -
Anna Conen,
Laura N. Walti,
Adrian Merlo,
Ursula Flückiger,
Manuel Battegay,
Andrej Trampuž
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1086/588298
Subject(s) - medicine , cerebrospinal fluid , retrospective cohort study , lumbar puncture , surgery , shunt (medical) , hydrocephalus , gastroenterology
Data on infections associated with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunts among adults are limited. Therefore, we performed a retrospective study of shunt-associated infections in adults.
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