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Table 2 Neurosurgical interventions

From: The combination of decoy receptor 3 and soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 for the diagnosis of nosocomial bacterial meningitis

Type of surgery

Positive culture (n=80)

Intracranial Tumor Operation

44

Evacuation of Intracranial Haematoma

6

Repair of Cranial Defect

6

Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt

4

Repair of CSF Rhinorrhea

1

Suboccipital Decompression

4

Ventriculostomy

3

Decompression of Trigeminal Neuralgia

3

Ventricular External Drainage

3

Aneurysm Plus Ligation

1

Aneurysm Embolization

3

Arachnoid Cyst Excision

1

Posterior Fossa Decompression and Spinal Cavity Shunt

1