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. 2009 Mar;30(3):285-8.
doi: 10.1086/593969.

Study of cerebrospinal fluid shunt-associated infections in the first year following placement, by the Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program

Joanne M Langley  1 , Denise Gravel, Dorothy Moore, Anne Matlow, Joanne Embree, Donna MacKinnon-Cameron, John Conly; Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program
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Study of cerebrospinal fluid shunt-associated infections in the first year following placement, by the Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program

Joanne M Langley et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2009 Mar.

Abstract

In a national surveillance system study, the infection rate following cerebrospinal fluid shunt surgery was 4.1% (95% confidence interval, 3.36%-4.92%). Cases of infection were more common in children than in adults (4.85% vs 3.24%; P=.04) and occurred sooner after surgery in children than in adults. A wide variation in compliance with antimicrobial prophylaxis was observed between 21 participating medical centers.

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