Infant with fever and cochlear implant

<p>The article provides recommendations for evaluation and treatment of children with cochlear implants. An illustrative case of an infant with Haemophylus influenzae type e bacterial meningitis eighteen days following cochlear implant placement is reported. Indications for implantation and cr...

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Main Authors: Maja Arnež, Anton Gros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Slovenian Medical Association 2014-03-01
Series:Zdravniški Vestnik
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Online Access:http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/1110
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description <p>The article provides recommendations for evaluation and treatment of children with cochlear implants. An illustrative case of an infant with Haemophylus influenzae type e bacterial meningitis eighteen days following cochlear implant placement is reported. Indications for implantation and criteria to be fulfilled before implantation of cochlear implants are described. The importance of appropriate vaccination of children with cochlear implants as well as treatment of both acute otitis media and bacterial meningitis in these children is stressed.</p>
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spelling doaj.art-dc83e038904e46d5b003f76bf13b0afc2022-12-21T18:22:36ZengSlovenian Medical AssociationZdravniški Vestnik1318-03471581-02242014-03-01832878Infant with fever and cochlear implantMaja Arnež0Anton Gros1Univerzitetni klinični center Ljubljana, Klinika za infekcijske bolezni in vročinska stanja, Japljeva 2, 1525 LjubljanaKlinika za otorinolaringologijo in cervikofacialno kirurgijo, Univerzitetni klinični center Ljubljana, Zaloška 2, 1525 Ljubljana<p>The article provides recommendations for evaluation and treatment of children with cochlear implants. An illustrative case of an infant with Haemophylus influenzae type e bacterial meningitis eighteen days following cochlear implant placement is reported. Indications for implantation and criteria to be fulfilled before implantation of cochlear implants are described. The importance of appropriate vaccination of children with cochlear implants as well as treatment of both acute otitis media and bacterial meningitis in these children is stressed.</p>http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/1110childcochlear implantvaccinationacute otitis mediabacterial meningitis
spellingShingle Maja Arnež
Anton Gros
Infant with fever and cochlear implant
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cochlear implant
vaccination
acute otitis media
bacterial meningitis
title Infant with fever and cochlear implant
title_full Infant with fever and cochlear implant
title_fullStr Infant with fever and cochlear implant
title_full_unstemmed Infant with fever and cochlear implant
title_short Infant with fever and cochlear implant
title_sort infant with fever and cochlear implant
topic child
cochlear implant
vaccination
acute otitis media
bacterial meningitis
url http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/1110
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