The Risk of Meningitis After Cochlear Implantation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Shravan V GowrishankarAlex FleetMichele TomasoniRory DurhamRishi UmeriaSerena A MerchantSyed F H ShahJameel MuzaffarHassan MohammedIsla KuhnJames TysomeMatthew E SmithNeil DonnellyPatrick AxonManohar BanceDaniele BorsettoPublished in: Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (2023)
Meningitis is a rare complication following CIs. Our estimated rates of meningitis after CIs appear lower than prior estimates based on epidemiological studies in the early 2000s. However, the rate still appears higher than the baseline rate in the general population. The risk was very low in implanted patients who received the pneumococcal vaccine, antibiotic prophylaxis, received unilateral or bilateral implantations, developed AOM, those implanted with a round window or cochleostomy techniques, and those under 5 years.
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