Risk Factors for Hearing Loss in Children following Bacterial Meningitis in a Tertiary Referral Hospital
المؤلفون المشاركون
Oburra, Herbert Ouma
Masinde, Peter
Karanja, Benson Wahome
Wamalwa, Dalton
المصدر
International Journal of Otolaryngology
العدد
المجلد 2013، العدد 2013 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2013)، ص ص. 1-9، 9ص.
الناشر
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
تاريخ النشر
2013-05-15
دولة النشر
مصر
عدد الصفحات
9
التخصصات الرئيسية
الملخص EN
Objective.
This study aimed to examine hearing function in children admitted with bacterial meningitis to determine the risk factors for sensorineural hearing loss.
Setting.
The study was conducted in the audiology unit and paediatric wards of Kenyatta National Hospital.
Subjects and Methods.
The study involved 83 children between the ages of six months and twelve years admitted with bacterial meningitis.
The median age for the children examined was 14.
On discharge they underwent hearing testing to evaluate for presence and degree of hearing loss.
Results.
Thirty six of the 83 children (44.4%) were found to have at least a unilateral mild sensorineural hearing loss during initial audiologic testing.
Of the children with hearing loss, 22 (26.5%) had mild or moderate sensorineural hearing loss and 14 (16.9%) had severe or profound sensorineural hearing loss.
Significant determinants identified for hearing loss included coma score below eight, seizures, cranial nerve neuropathy, positive CSF culture, and fever above 38.7 degrees Celsius.
Conclusions.
Sensorineural hearing loss was found to be highly prevalent in children treated for bacterial meningitis.
There is need to educate healthcare providers on aggressive management of coma, fever, and seizures due to their poor prognostic value on hearing.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
Karanja, Benson Wahome& Oburra, Herbert Ouma& Masinde, Peter& Wamalwa, Dalton. 2013. Risk Factors for Hearing Loss in Children following Bacterial Meningitis in a Tertiary Referral Hospital. International Journal of Otolaryngology،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-465332
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
Karanja, Benson Wahome…[et al.]. Risk Factors for Hearing Loss in Children following Bacterial Meningitis in a Tertiary Referral Hospital. International Journal of Otolaryngology No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-465332
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
Karanja, Benson Wahome& Oburra, Herbert Ouma& Masinde, Peter& Wamalwa, Dalton. Risk Factors for Hearing Loss in Children following Bacterial Meningitis in a Tertiary Referral Hospital. International Journal of Otolaryngology. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-465332
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references
رقم السجل
BIM-465332
قاعدة معامل التأثير والاستشهادات المرجعية العربي "ارسيف Arcif"
أضخم قاعدة بيانات عربية للاستشهادات المرجعية للمجلات العلمية المحكمة الصادرة في العالم العربي
تقوم هذه الخدمة بالتحقق من التشابه أو الانتحال في الأبحاث والمقالات العلمية والأطروحات الجامعية والكتب والأبحاث باللغة العربية، وتحديد درجة التشابه أو أصالة الأعمال البحثية وحماية ملكيتها الفكرية. تعرف اكثر