Sensorineural hearing loss after neonatal meningitis: a single-centre retrospective study

• Main Authors: Paul Clarke (Author), Catherine Tremlett (Author), Saumya Thomas (Author), John Fitzgerald (Author), Ankur Sharma (Author), James M Leaf (Author), Christine Cane (Author), Claire Stuart (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMJ Publishing Group, 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Babies in intensive care are at higher risk for meningitis and sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). We reviewed the rate of SNHL among definite cases of bacterial/fungal meningitis in our neonatal intensive care unit over a 16-year period (2006-2021). We identified 16 confirmed meningitis cases among...