Pneumococcal meningitis post-cochlear implantation: Potential routes of infection and pathophysiology

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 143, Issue 5 SUPPL. 3, 2010, Pages

  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

COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MEDLINE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION; PNEUMOCOCCAL MENINGITIS; POPULATION; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TEMPORAL BONE;

ANIMALS; BIOFILMS; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; EAR, INNER; HUMANS; MENINGITIS, PNEUMOCOCCAL; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 77958617547     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2010.08.010     Document Type: Review

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