Publications by authors named "Nora Bjar"
Background: Bacterial meningitis is a rare, but life-threatening disease, which sometimes occurs as a complication to acute otitis media (AOM). The proportion of meningitis cases originating from AOM is not clear.
Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the proportion of meningitis cases caused by AOM, to compare risk factors, bacteriology and outcome between otogenic and non-otogenic meningitis, and to analyse the incidence of bacterial meningitis after the introduction of conjugate pneumococcal vaccines (PCV).
Background: Hearing loss is a common sequela after bacterial meningitis, but risk factors for this are poorly studied, particularly in relation to concurrent acute otitis media (AOM).
Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate incidence and risk factors for hearing loss in patients treated for bacterial meningitis.
Methods: In this retrospective study, medical records for patients admitted to hospital with bacterial meningitis in Skåne county, Sweden, between 2000 and 2017 were retrieved.