Cochrane review: Antibiotic prophylaxis
Cochrane review: Antibiotic prophylaxis for surgical introduction of intracranial ventricular shunts
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B Ratilal; J Costa; C Sampaio
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Article
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2006
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract ## Background Systemic antibiotics and antibiotic‐impregnated shunt systems are often used to prevent shunt infection. ## Objectives To evaluate the effectiveness of either prophylactic systemic antibiotics or antibiotic‐impregnated shunt systems for preventing infection in patients