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Table 3 Risk of shuntinfection by age

From: Do antibiotic-impregnated shunts in hydrocephalus therapy reduce the risk of infection? An observational study in 258 patients

 

no shuntinfection

shuntinfection

 

Age [years] 1 – 80

211 (93.78 %)

14 (6.22 %)

225

Age [years] < 1 or > 80

32 (96.97 %)

1 (3.03 %)

33

 

243

15

258

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BMC Infectious Diseases

ISSN: 1471-2334

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