Open AccessManagement of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Infections in Adults: Analysis of Risk Factors Associated With Treatment Failure
Author(s) -
Iván Pelegrín,
Jaime Lora-Tamayo,
Joan GómezJunyent,
Núria Sabé,
Dolores García-Somoza,
Andreu Gabarrós,
Javier Ariza,
Pedro F. Viladrich,
Carmen Cabellos
Publication year - 2017
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 - 10.1093/cid/cix005
Subject(s) - medicine , shunt (medical) , surgery , antibiotics , retrospective cohort study , hydrocephalus , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
Little is known regarding the optimal treatment of ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt infections in adults. Our aim was to assess the efficacy of treatment strategies and to identify factors that predict failure.
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