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Risk factors for neurosurgical site infections after craniotomy: a critical reappraisal of antibiotic prophylaxis on 4578 patients

A-M Korinek Neuroanaesthesia Unit, Department of Anaesthesiology, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, University of Paris VI, Paris, FranceCorrespondence[email protected]
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J-L Golmard Biostatistical Unit, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, University of Paris VI, Paris, France
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A Elcheick Neuroanaesthesia Unit, Department of Anaesthesiology, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, University of Paris VI, Paris, France
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R Bismuth Bacteriology Laboratory, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, University of Paris VI, Paris, France
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R van Effenterre Department of Neurosurgery, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, University of Paris VI, Paris, France
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P Coriat Neuroanaesthesia Unit, Department of Anaesthesiology, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, University of Paris VI, Paris, France
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L Puybasset Neuroanaesthesia Unit, Department of Anaesthesiology, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, University of Paris VI, Paris, France
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Pages 155-162 | Received 25 Oct 2004, Accepted 02 Mar 2005, Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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