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Intraventricular vancomycin in CSF shunt infections. 1987

F Jacobs, and F Deleluse, and C Raftopoulos, and J P Thys

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007276	Injections, Intraventricular	Injections into the cerebral ventricles.	Intraventricular Injections,Injection, Intraventricular,Intraventricular Injection
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D002557	Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts	Tubes inserted to create communication between a cerebral ventricle and the internal jugular vein. Their emplacement permits draining of cerebrospinal fluid for relief of hydrocephalus or other condition leading to fluid accumulation in the ventricles.	Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt,Shunt, Cerebrospinal Fluid,Shunts, Cerebrospinal Fluid
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013203	Staphylococcal Infections	Infections with bacteria of the genus STAPHYLOCOCCUS.	Infections, Staphylococcal,Staphylococcus aureus Infection,Staphylococcal Infection,Staphylococcus aureus Infections
D013530	Surgical Wound Infection	Infection occurring at the site of a surgical incision.	Postoperative Wound Infection,Infection, Postoperative Wound,Infection, Surgical Wound,Surgical Site Infection,Wound Infection, Postoperative,Wound Infection, Surgical,Infection, Surgical Site,Infections, Postoperative Wound,Infections, Surgical Site,Infections, Surgical Wound,Postoperative Wound Infections,Surgical Site Infections,Surgical Wound Infections,Wound Infections, Postoperative,Wound Infections, Surgical
D014640	Vancomycin	Antibacterial obtained from Streptomyces orientalis. It is a glycopeptide related to RISTOCETIN that inhibits bacterial cell wall assembly and is toxic to kidneys and the inner ear.	AB-Vancomycin,Diatracin,VANCO-cell,Vanco Azupharma,Vanco-saar,Vancocin,Vancocin HCl,Vancocine,Vancomicina Abbott,Vancomicina Chiesi,Vancomicina Combino Phar,Vancomicina Norman,Vancomycin Hexal,Vancomycin Hydrochloride,Vancomycin Lilly,Vancomycin Phosphate (1:2),Vancomycin Phosphate (1:2), Decahydrate,Vancomycin Sulfate,Vancomycin-ratiopharm,Vancomycine Dakota,Hydrochloride, Vancomycin,Sulfate, Vancomycin

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