Table 3 Clinical comparison between the fatal and non-fatal groups of the 21 adult bacterial meningitis patients with super-infection

Age, median (range)

48 (25 - 73)

55 (41 - 67)

0.400

Gender

   Male

8

5

0.656

   Female

6

2

Diabetes mellitus

   Yes

1

2

0.247

   No

13

5

Presence of new symptoms

   Yes

10

5

1.000

   No

4

2

Fever

   Yes

10

4

0.638

   No

4

3

Group

   G(+) > G (-) or G(+) > G(+)

7

3

1.000

   G(-) → G (-)

5

1

Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH)

   Spontaneous ICH

4

4

0.085

   Traumatic ICH

6

0