| Subject: | FDA Issues Public Health Notification about The Importance of Vaccination in Cochlear Implants Recipients |
| Category: | Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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| Published: | Thu, 11 Oct 2007 - 09:00 am |
| Audience: ENT specialists, pediatricians, infectious disease specialists, other healthcare professionals, consumersThe FDA is informing healthcare professionals and consumers that the Cochlear Implant device used in profoundly deaf or severely hard-of hearing patients has been associated with some increased risk of bacterial meningitis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. Children implanted with Cochlear Implants with a positioner component are at a greater risk. There were two cases of deaths... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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