Meningitis as a consequence of otitis media in a child referred from the newborn hearing screening programme: A missed opportunity

J Paediatr Child Health. 2018 Jul;54(7):810-812. doi: 10.1111/jpc.13864. Epub 2018 Feb 10.

Authors

Lorenza Matarazzo¹, Silvia Nider², Saba Battelino³, Enrico Muzzi², Eva Orzan², Alessandro Ventura^{1

2}, Egidio Barbi^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Clinical Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Science, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
² Institute for Maternal and Child Health, Burlo Garofolo Pediatric Institute, Trieste, Italy.
³ University Medical Centre of Ljubljana and Medical School University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

PMID: 29427298
DOI: 10.1111/jpc.13864

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Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Delayed Diagnosis
Female
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / diagnosis
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / etiology
Humans
Infant
Meningitis, Pneumococcal / diagnosis
Meningitis, Pneumococcal / etiology*
Meningoencephalitis / diagnosis
Meningoencephalitis / etiology*
Otitis Media / complications*
Otitis Media / diagnosis