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Shaving of the scalp may increase the rate of infection in CSF shunt surgery
Horgan MA, Piatt JH Jr. Shaving of the scalp may increase the rate of infection in CSF shunt surgery. Pediatric Neurosurgery. 1997;26(4):180–184.

Recommended article from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Collaborative on Surgical Infection Prevention, which concluded in April 2003.



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