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Why is hearing loss more associated with pneumococcal meningitis than any other type of bacterial meningitis?
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Hearing loss was : More commonly seen as a sequela of meningitis caused by the bacterium haemophilus influenzae before the hib vaccine was developed.
Answered 1/12/2013
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