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Cochlear Implants (cont.)

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  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2006). Update: Risk of bacterial meningitis in children with cochlear implants. Available online: http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/ehdi/cochlear/default.htm.

  • Gluth MB, et al. (2008). Cochlear implants. In AK Lalwani, ed., Current Diagnosis and Treatment in Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, pp. 877–887. New York: McGraw-Hill.

  • U.S. Food and Drug Administration (2006). FDA public health notification: Continued risk of bacterial meningitis in children with cochlear implants with a positioner beyond twenty-four months post-implantation. Available online: http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/safety/020606-cochlear.html.

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ByHealthwise Staff
Primary Medical ReviewerKathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
Specialist Medical ReviewerDonald R. Mintz, MD - Otolaryngology
Last RevisedApril 22, 2009

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