title: A public health perspective on cochlear implants and meningitis in children.
authors.affiliation: National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. nzr5@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Jennita
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Reefhuis
authors.forename: Cynthia G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Whitney
authors.forename: Eric A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Mann
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D019929:Cochlear Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003054:Cochlear Implants / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D011159:Population Surveillance