In France, children cochlear implantation (CI) is performed 400 times per year. Causes of profound sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) are represented by congenital malformation of the inner ear for 50 to 60%. Most of the remaining cases of CI in children are caused by congenital CMV infection. The proportion of CMV inducing SNHL with a CI in children is not clearly defined. During CI, we aim to collect a very small sample of perilymphatic fluid and to analyse it with a CMV polymerised-chain-reaction to evaluate the involvement of CMV in SNHL.
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Sensitivity and specificity of CMV PCR in perilymphatic fluid
Timeframe: 7 days after the collection of the sample (biological collection)