Infant with fever and cochlear implant
Abstract
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.
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