Ventriculo-Peritoneal Shunt Infections in Infants and Children

Objective: To determine the rate and the type of ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt infections in infants and children admitted to King Fahad Hofuf hospital of Al-Ahsaa area at the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.Methods: From mid 2003 to end of 2006; VP shunt infection episodes were reviewed. Once in...

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Main Authors: Kamal HM, Bokhary MM. Aly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2008-01-01
Series:Libyan Journal of Medicine
Subjects:
CSF
Online Access:http://www.ljm.org.ly/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1296