Table 3

- Management and outcomes for patients with meningitis after cochlear implant.

Author/yearN. of patients had meningitisDiagnostic methodManagementOutcomes
Cohen & Hoffman15/199123---
Daspit6/19911Clinical+ CSF cultureMedical treatmentFull-recovery
Webb et al16/19911--Full-recovery
Page & Eby17/19971-1st episode medical treatment, 2nd episode Revision surgery + medical treatmentQuadriparesis
Woolley et al18/19981Clinical+ CSF cultureRevision surgery + medical treatmentFull-recovery
Reefhuis et al19/200326Clinical+ CSF culture3 Revision surgery + medical treatment, 23 medical treatment1 Died, 3 implant removed
Callanan & Poje10/20042Clinical+ CSF cultureMedical treatmentFull-recovery
Pettersen et al20/20051Clinical+ CSF culture1st episode medical treatment, 2nd episode Revision surgery + medical treatmentLanguage delay with loss of his milestones
Biernath et al21/200612Clinical+ CSF culture-2 died
Ahn et al22/20081--Re-implantation was required
Mancini et al23/20083Clinical+ CSF culture3 Medical treatment, 1 medical treatment+ revision surgery in the second episode2 Fibrosed cocclea require reimplantation,1 full recovery
Torkos et al24/20091Clinical+ CSF culture1 Revision surgery + medical treatmentFull-recovery
McJunkin & Jeyakumar26/20101Clinical+ CSF culture--
Loundon et al25/20101Clinical+ CSF cultureMedical treatmentFull-recovery
Ahn et al27/20112-1 Revision surgery + medical treatment, 1 medical treatment-
Ajallouyean et al4/20111---
Gurbuz et al7/20111Clinical+ CSF cultureThe first 3 episodes were treated with medical treatment and the last episode treated with revision surgery + medical treatment-
O’Mahony et al29/20111Clinical+ CSF culturemedical treatment+ shunt surgeryRight hemiparesis
Lalwani & Cohen28/201186---
Mancini et al8/20135-2 Revision surgery + medical treatment2 ipsilateral ossification, 1ipsilateral and contralateral ossification
Roman et al30/20131Clinical+ CSF culture1 Revision surgery + medical treatmentFull-recovery
Tarkan et al31/20132-1 Revision surgery + medical treatment, 1 medical treatmentFull-recovery
Afsharpaiman et al32/20141---
Suleiman et al33/20141-Medical treatmentFull-recovery
Daneshi et al34/20154
Pross et al36/20161Clinical+ CSF culture1 Medical treatmentFull-recovery
Javia et al35/20164Clinical+ CSF culture2 Revision surgery + medical treatment, 2 medical treatment1 Temporary hemiparesis that resolved, 3 Full-recovery
Tandon et al37/20161Clinical+ CSF cultureThe first 2 episodes medical treatment, the 3rd episode revision surgery + medical treatmentFull-recovery
Vartanyan et al38/20181Clinical+ CSF culture1 Revision surgery + medical treatmentFull-recovery
Dağkıran et al5/20205-4 Revision surgery + medical treatment, 1 medical treatment-
Yan et al39/20201Clinical+ CSF culture1 Revision surgery + medical treatmentFull-recovery
Piromchai et al40/20219---

CSF: cerebrospinal fluid