A Retrospective Study on the First Cerebrospinal Fluid Taken from External Ventricular Drainage Insertion in Meningitis Patients with Hydrocephalus

BACKGROUND: Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunting is a permanent form of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) diversion that can be performed for hydrocephalus. Sterility of the CSF is an important prerequisite for permanent shunt placement. It has been hypothesised that in early stage of meningitis, ventricular...

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Published in:Malays J Med Sci
Main Authors: Afifi, Asma’ Mohamad, Abdullah, Jafri Malin, Siregar, Johari Adnan, Idris, Zamzuri
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia 2019
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6839652/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31728119
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.21315/mjms2019.26.5.6
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