Clinical features and risk factors of surgical site infections in HIV-negative patients with cryptococcal meningitis underwent ventriculoperitoneal shunt operations: a retrospective study

Clinical features and risk factors of surgical site infections in HIV-negative patients with cryptococcal meningitis underwent ventriculoperitoneal shunt operations: a retrospective study

Abstract Background To investigate the clinical features and risk factors of ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) associated surgical site infections (SSIs) in HIV-negative patients with cryptococcal meningitis (CM). Methods We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of HIV-negative patients with C...

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Main Authors: Lejia Xu, Jianyun Zhu, Xiaoyun Wang, Guofen Zeng, Zhiliang Gao, Jing Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-09-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Cryptococcal meningitis
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt
HIV-negative
Surgical site infections
Intracranial hypertension
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07719-2

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07719-2

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