Society guideline links: Cochlear implant infections

Introduction — 

This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.

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Links to related guidelines are provided separately:

●(See "Society guideline links: Meningococcal disease".)

●(See "Society guideline links: Prevention of meningococcal disease".)

●(See "Society guideline links: Pneumococcal vaccination".)

●(See "Society guideline links: Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccination".)

●(See "Society guideline links: Immunizations in adults".)

●(See "Society guideline links: Immunizations in children and adolescents".)

Canada

●Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC): Canadian Immunization Guide – Immunization of persons with chronic diseases: Cochlear implants (2022, updated 2024)

United States

●Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Use of vaccines to prevent meningitis in persons with cochlear implants – For health care providers

●AAP: Policy statement on cochlear implants in children – Surgical site infections and prevention and treatment of acute otitis media and meningitis (2010, reaffirmed 2024)

●American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Red Book – Immunization and other considerations in immunocompromised children (2024)

Japan

●[In Japanese] Choosing Wisely Japan: Antibiotics for ear infections in children – When antibiotics are needed and when they are not (2016)