title: Assessment of cochlear damage after pneumococcal meningitis using otoacoustic emissions.
abstract: Three cases are reported of children in Ghana with pneumococcal meningitis and differing degrees of hearing loss. The children were examined up to 12 d after admission by means of otoacoustic emissions. The technique is objective, non-invasive, quick (< 5 min per ear) and suitable for use in paediatric wards.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, St George's Hospital Medical School, London, UK.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Daya
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Amedofu
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Woodrow
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Agranoff
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Brobby
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Agbenyega
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Krishna
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D015834:Cochlear Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008586:Meningitis, Pneumococcal / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D017084:Otoacoustic Emissions, Spontaneous; D010036:Otolaryngology / Q000379:methods