Good hearing outcome in children recovering from non-polio enteroviral meningitis.
J Paediatr Child Health
; 57(9): 1438-1441, 2021 Sep.
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AIM: Evaluation of hearing outcome in children following non-polio enteroviral meningitis (EVM). METHODS: We reviewed hearing outcome of children, aged ≤15 years, with EVM managed at our institution over a 4-year period from July 2008 to July 2011 and January-December 2015. Children with concomitant bacterial infections, and those who required intensive care, or with a prior history of hearing impairment or immunodeficiency were excluded. Data on demographics, medical history, presentation and outcome of hearing screen were collected. The children attended post-meningitis review and hearing screen utilising transient-evoked otoacoustic emission testing at 8-10 weeks. Children who failed the transient-evoked otoacoustic emission testing and those with caregiver concerns were referred to otolaryngology for comprehensive audiologic evaluation. RESULTS: The study cohort consisted of 179 children, aged from 3 days to 15 years, of whom 158 (89%) were younger than 90 days of age. Eleven were preterm infants. A total of 158 children had received intravenous gentamicin at 5-7.5 mg/kg/day for a median duration of 2 days. All 179 study participants were found to have good hearing post EVM. CONCLUSION: Hearing outcome in children recovering from EVM is good.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Infecciones por Enterovirus
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Meningitis Viral
Límite:
Child
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Humans
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Infant
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Newborn
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En
Revista:
J Paediatr Child Health
Asunto de la revista:
PEDIATRIA
Año:
2021
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Article
País de afiliación:
Singapur
Pais de publicación:
Australia