Management of the ventriculoperitoneal shunt infections
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1 Staff of Division of Neurosurgery, Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. 2 Staff of Division of Neurosurgery, Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. 3 Supervisor of Neurosurgery, Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. 4 Coordinator of Multidisciplinary Cerebrospinal Fluid Hydrodynamics Group, Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. 5 Professor and Chairman of Neurosurgery, Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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