From: Do antibiotic-impregnated shunts in hydrocephalus therapy reduce the risk of infection? An observational study in 258 patients
Risk factors
No shuntinfection
Shuntinfection
n
No
non-AIS
45 (97.83%)
1 (2.17 %)
46
AIS
14 (100 %)
0 (0 %)
14
Yes
117 (92.86 %)
9 (7.14 %)
126
67 (93.06 %)
5 (6.94 %)
72
243
15
258