Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Reinfection and Malfunction in Ecuadorian Children with Different Reshunting Criteria After Infection. "Is It Just One Shunt After Another?".

Objective: There is no firm evidence regarding cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt reimplantation after infection in the pediatric population. The purpose of this study was to compare different criteria and analyze new shunt failure.

Methods: A cross-sectional retrospective multicenter study was performed over 6 years to study patients and each infected shunt at diagnosis, reimplantation, and after reimplantation.