Utah study: Standards reduce infections for children with hydrocephalus - Salt Lake Tribune

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Utah study: Standards reduce infections for children with hydrocephalus Salt Lake Tribune But shunts come with their own problems: Inserting them can cause infections in up to 10 percent of patients. Patients with infections end up back in the hospital for up to three weeks, receiving antibiotics and a new shunt. So decreasing the infection ... and more »