title: Hearing impairment and its predictors in childhood bacterial meningitis in Angola.
abstract: Hearing was evaluated in 244 ears of 124 children in Angola by auditory brainstem response audiometry 3 months after bacterial meningitis. Of all ears, 81% recovered without impairment. Of all children, 74% recovered without impairment, 5% had unilateral and 11% bilateral impairment. Seizures before or during hospital stay and disease severity were the best predictors of ≥ 80 dB impairment.
authors: University Diego Portales, Santiago, Chile. irmeli.roine@gmail.com
authors: Irmeli
authors: I
authors: Roine
authors: Tuula
authors: T
authors: Pelkonen
authors: Manuel Leite
authors: ML
authors: Cruzeiro
authors: Matti
authors: M
authors: Kataja
authors: Heikki
authors: H
authors: Peltola
authors: Anne
authors: A
authors: Pitkäranta
mesh_terms: D000810:Angola / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016057:Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem; D005260:Female; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012640:Seizures / Q000382:microbiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome