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ArticleInfection control and hospital epidemiology2023

Cerebrospinal fluid shunt-associated surgical site infection with three-month versus twelve-month surveillance periods in Canadian hospitals.

Kelly B Choi, Vivienne Steele, John Conly, Blanda Chow, Jeannette L Comeau, Joanne Embree, Bonita E Lee, Marie-Astrid Lefebvre, Robyn Mitchell, Linda Pelude and 3 more

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Article in Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Frontiers in medicine · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Kelly B ChoiPublic Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0204-1602
Vivienne SteelePublic Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
John ConlyAlberta Health Services, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Blanda ChowAlberta Health Services, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Jeannette L ComeauCanadian Center for Vaccinology (Dalhousie University, IWK Health and Nova Scotia Health), Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2132-674X
Joanne EmbreeUniversity of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Bonita E LeeStollery Children's hospital, Edmonton, Alberta.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8510-237X
Marie-Astrid LefebvreMontreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Québec, Canada.
Robyn MitchellPublic Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Linda PeludePublic Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Allyson L ShephardChildren's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Joanne M LangleyCanadian Center for Vaccinology (Dalhousie University, IWK Health and Nova Scotia Health), Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3270-7345
Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program (CNISP)

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cerebrospinal fluid shunt-associated surgical site infection surveillance for 3 months compared to 12 months after surgery captures 83% of cases with no significant differences in patient characteristics, surgery types, or pathogens. A shorter 3-month follow-up can reduce resource use and allow for more timely reporting of healthcare-associated infection rates for hospitals.

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Cross InfectionSurgical Wound InfectionCanadaCerebrospinal FluidCerebrospinal Fluid ShuntsHospitalsHumansRetrospective Studies

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PMID35708283
PMCPMC10262167

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