Effects of inner ear trauma on the risk of pneumococcal meningitis

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 250-259

  Wei, Benjamin P C ^a   Shepherd, Robert K ^a   Robins Browne, Roy M ^a   Clark, Graeme M ^a   O'Leary, Stephen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EAR INJURY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INNER EAR; NONHUMAN; RAT; RISK ASSESSMENT; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ANIMALS; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; EAR, INNER; MENINGITIS, PNEUMOCOCCAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RISK FACTORS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 33947366421     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: 08864470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.133.3.250     Document Type: Article

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