Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3800551 | Medicina Clínica | 2011 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Previous cerebrospinal fluid infection is an independent risk factor for shunt-related infection. Other factors such as age, gender, etiology of hydrocephalus, previous shunt or complete substitution of the shunt were not associated with increased risk of infection.
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Authors
Raquel Gutiérrez-González, Gregorio R. Boto, Cristina Fernández-Pérez, Náyade del Prado González,