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Shunt infections in children have become a serious problem. In order to solve this, we have been using antibiotic therapy with Rifampicin (Rifampin) for the last 2 years; the dosage is 20 mg/kg per day 1 h before surgery and then for 48 h after the surgical procedure. We have had experience with 203 children operated on between January 1987 and December 1988. The result was a significant decrease in the number of children with shunt infections. In 1980 we reported an incidence of 10%, while by 1988 the rate had gone down to 1%.

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Author

Juan C. Viano; Miguel Tregnaghi; Marcelo Casagnas; Julio C. Suárez

Publisher

Springer; Springer-Verlag; Springer Verlag; Springer Science and Business Media LLC (ISSN 0256-7040)

Published

1990

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)