Current status of bacterial meningitis after cochlear implantation

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1325-1328

  Cohen, Noel L ^a   Hirsch, Barry E ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cochlear implant; Infection; Medical complications; Meningitis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MICROBIOLOGY; REVIEW;

COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; HUMANS; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 77958112101     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e3181f2ed06     Document Type: Conference Paper

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