Abstract
Systemic antibiotics are effective in reducing the risk of infection after clean neurosurgical procedures. They are less effective in preventing shunt infection, but are strongly recommended in institutions experiencing a shunt infection rate exceeding 15%. The role for antibiotic prophylaxis using topical agents and in the prevention of meningitis associated with cerebrospinal fluid drainage is uncertain.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 355-358 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Neurosurgery clinics of North America |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 1992 |