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Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 19, 1987 - Issue 2
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Original Article

Bacterial Contamination in Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Surgery

Lars-göRan Strömblad Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Lund, Lund, Sweden
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Claes Schalén Department of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital of Lund, Lund, Sweden
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Anita Steen Department of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital of Lund, Lund, Sweden
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Göran Sundbärg Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Lund, Lund, Sweden
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Carl Kamme Department of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital of Lund, Lund, Sweden
Pages 211-214 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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Richard D. Ashpole. (1992) New instrumentation for the assembly of shunt systems by a non-touch technique. British Journal of Neurosurgery 6:3, pages 237-242.
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Richard D. Ashpole, Kim Jacobson, Andrew T. King & Alec E. Holmes. (1991) Cysto-peritoneal shunt infection with Trichosporon beigelii. British Journal of Neurosurgery 5:5, pages 515-517.
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Ian K. Pople, Roger Bayston & Richard D. Hayward. (1992) Infection of cerebrospinal fluid shunts in infants: a study of etiological factors. Journal of Neurosurgery 77:1, pages 29-36.
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Steve H. Dougherty. 1990. Pathogenesis of Wound and Biomaterial-Associated Infections. Pathogenesis of Wound and Biomaterial-Associated Infections 375 390 .
Joan L. Venes. (1989) Infections of CSF Shunt and Intracranial Pressure Monitoring Devices. Infectious Disease Clinics of North America 3:2, pages 289-299.
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