Risk Factors for Pediatric Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Infection and Predictors of Infectious Pathogens
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- 1 April 2003
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 36 (7) , 858-862
- https://doi.org/10.1086/368191
Abstract
Identification of risk factors for shunt infection and predictors of infectious pathogens may improve current methods to prevent and treat shunt infeKeywords
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