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Recommended Readings for Shunt Infections in Children

This page was last updated on May 9th, 2017

  • Bayston R, Rickwood AM: Factors involved in the antibiotic treatment of cerebrospinal fluid shunt infections. Z Kinderchir 34:339-345, 1981
  • Bayston R: Epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cerebrospinal fluid shunt infections. Neurosurg Clin N Am 12:703-708, 2001
  • Haines SJ: Antibiotic prophylaxis in neurosurgery. The controlled trials. Neurosurg Clin N Am 3:355-358, 1992
  • Kestle JR, Riva-Cambrin J, Wellons JC 3rd, et al: A standardized protocol to reduce cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection: the Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network Quality Improvement Initiative. J Neurosurg Pediatr 8:22-29, 2011
  • Lutsar I, McCracken GH Jr, Friedland IR: Antibiotic pharmacodynamics in cerebrospinal fluid. Clin Infect Dis 27:1117-1127, 1998
  • Ratilal B, Costa J, Sampaio C: Antibiotic prophylaxis for surgical introduction of intracranial ventricular shunts: a systematic review. J Neurosurg Pediatr 1:48-56, 2008
  • Steinbok P, Milner R, Agrawal D, et al: A multicenter multinational registry for assessing ventriculoperitoneal shunt infections for hydrocephalus. Neurosurgery 67:1303-1310, 2010
  • Winston, KR, Dolan SA: Multidisciplinary approach to cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection with an appeal for attention to details in assessment and standardization in reporting. J Neurosurg Pediatr 7:452-461, 2011

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