Bacterial meningitis among children with cochlear implants beyond 24 months after implantation

Pediatrics

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 284-289

  Biernath, Krista R ^a   Reefhuis, Jennita ^a   Whitney, Cynthia G ^b   Mann, Eric A ^c   Costa, Pamela ^a   Eichwald, John ^a   Boyle, Coleen ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

^b NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial infections; Hearing loss; Intervention; Meningitis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PROFESSION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; CHILD;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; HUMANS; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MENINGITIS, PNEUMOCOCCAL;

EID: 33644870398     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2005-0824     Document Type: Article

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