Few Patient, Treatment, and Diagnostic or Microbiological Factors, Except Complications and Intermittent Negative Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Cultures During First CSF Shunt Infection, Are Associated With Reinfection | Zendy

T. D. Simon | Zendy; Nicole Mayer-Hamblett | Zendy; Kathryn B. Whitlock | Zendy; Mark Langley | Zendy; John R. W. Kestle | Zendy; Jay Riva-Cambrin | Zendy; Margaret Rosenfeld | Zendy; Emily A. Thorell | Zendy

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Few Patient, Treatment, and Diagnostic or Microbiological Factors, Except Complications and Intermittent Negative Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Cultures During First CSF Shunt Infection, Are Associated With Reinfection

Author(s) -

T. D. Simon,

Nicole Mayer-Hamblett,

Kathryn B. Whitlock,

Mark Langley,

John R. W. Kestle,

Jay Riva-Cambrin,

Margaret Rosenfeld,

Emily A. Thorell

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

journal of the pediatric infectious diseases society

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.269

H-Index - 31

eISSN - 2048-7207

pISSN - 2048-7193

DOI - 10.1093/jpids/pit050

Subject(s) - medicine , cerebrospinal fluid , shunt (medical) , retrospective cohort study , cohort , hydrocephalus , surgery , cohort study

The relationship between first and subsequent cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt infections is poorly understood. By understanding the factors associated with increased risk of reinfection, researchers may provide optimal treatment strategies at the time of first infection. The objective of this study was to describe and compare children with and without CSF shunt reinfection.

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