Does duration and sampling of external ventricular drainage systems influence infection rate?
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Early diagnosis of external ventricular drainage infection: results of a prospective study.
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عنوان ژورنال: Australasian Journal of Neuroscience
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1032-335X,2208-6781
DOI: 10.21307/ajon-2017-127