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What have the CDC and other government agencies done about persons with meningitis in cochlear implants?

April 26, 2017agencies CDC cochlear implants government meningitis persons

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What have the CDC and other government agencies done about persons with meningitis in cochlear implants?

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CDC, state health departments, and the FDA have completed an investigation to learn about the association between cochlear implants and bacterial meningitis. This public health response was carried out very quickly to ensure that this concern was addressed promptly. To learn more about the findings of this investigation, visit “The Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program” (EHDI) web page about Cochlear Implants and Meningitis located at (www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/ehdi/cochlear/). The results of this rapid public health response did not assess whether a child with hearing loss and a cochlear implant has a higher chance of getting meningitis than a child with hearing loss without a cochlear implant. To answer that question, CDC is working with a Danish university to conduct a follow-up study.