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Published in final edited form as: J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2011 Jul;8(1):22–29. doi: 10.3171/2011.4.PEDS10551

TABLE 5.

Additional nonprotocol factors

Variable	Factor Present		Factor Absent		p Value
Variable	No. of Procedures	Infections %	No. of Procedure	Infections %	p Value
BioGlide catheters	494	8.3	1077	4.5	0.002
antibiotic-impregnated sutures	504	3.8	1067	6.6	0.026
antibiotic-impregnated shunts	119	4.2	1451	5.8	0.47
no-touch surgical technique	579	4.5	992	6.4	0.12
preop patient hair wash w/chlorhexidine shampoo^*	477	3.4	620	7.4	0.004

Not included in regression analyses because of the number of procedures with missing data.