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  • Title: Management of ventricular shunt infections.
    Author: O'Brien M, Parent A, Davis B.
    Journal: Childs Brain; 1979; 5(3):304-9. PubMed ID: 456105.
    Abstract:
    The authors report the incidence (2.7%) of shunt infection in a series of 778 consecutive shunt procedures. The management of these infections and an additional group of infected patients operated elsewhere is discussed. A protocol is given for the treatment of external infections, gram-positive internal infections and gram-negative internal infections.
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