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Infection in Neurosurgery

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Advances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery

Part of the book series: Advances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery ((NEUROSURGERY,volume 6))

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There is currently a spectrum ranging from 0.5% to 10% incidence of infection in the neurosurgical literature. In a recent retrospective study it has been found that the incidence of infection for neurosurgical patients was 7.4% in the urinary tract, 2.2% in neurosurgical wounds, 2.1% in respiratory system and 1.08% miscellaneous1.

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  1. Service de Médecine Interne et Laboratoire d’Investigation Clinique H. J. Tagnon, Institut Jules Bordet, Brussels, Belgium

    J. Klastersky, L. Kahan-Coppens & J. Brihaye

  2. Clinique Neurochirurgicale, Brussels, Belgium

    J. Klastersky, L. Kahan-Coppens & J. Brihaye

  3. Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium

    J. Klastersky, L. Kahan-Coppens & J. Brihaye

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    H. Krayenbühl  & M. G. Yaşargil  & 

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  3. Homburg, Saar, Germany

    F. Loew

  4. London, UK

    V. Logue  & L. Symon  & 

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Klastersky, J., Kahan-Coppens, L., Brihaye, J. (1979). Infection in Neurosurgery. In: Krayenbühl, H., et al. Advances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery. Advances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery, vol 6. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-7055-7_2

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