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Meningitis, Pediatrics
Infants > 1 mo age and children
Epidemiology, Infants > 1 mo age and children
Predisposing factors
Parents
Epidemiology, Infants > 1 mo age and children
Children
Anatomic defects
Cochlear implant devices, particularly those with a positioner
CSF otorrhea (including congenital defects, such as Mondini dysplasia) or CSF rhinorrhea
Penetrating head trauma
Recent exposure to someone with meningococcal or Hib meningitis
Recent neurosurgical procedures
Recent travel to areas with endemic meningococcal disease, such as sub-Saharan Africa