Pneumococcal Middle Ear Infection and Cochlear Implantation
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Pneumococcal meningitis post-cochlear implantation: preventative measures.
OBJECTIVE Both clinical data and laboratory studies demonstrated the risk of pneumococcal meningitis post-cochlear implantation. This review examines strategies to prevent post-implant meningitis. DATA SOURCES Medline/PubMed database; English articles after 1980. Search terms: cochlear implants, pneumococcus meningitis, streptococcus pneumonia, immunization, prevention. REVIEW METHODS Narra...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology
سال: 1987
ISSN: 0003-4894,1943-572X
DOI: 10.1177/00034894870960s125