From: Spontaneous gram-negative bacillary meningitis in adult patients: characteristics and outcome
Risk factor | Adjusted odds ratio (95% confidence interval) | p |
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Etiology | ||
• Neisseria meningitidis | 1.000 (reference) | |
• Gram-negative bacilli | 20.474 (4.034–103.929) | < 0.001 |
• Listeria monocytogenes | 11.369 (2.174–59.441) | 0.004 |
• Streptococcus pneumoniae | 5.896 (1.485–23.407) | 0.012 |
• Other microorganisms | 5.673 (1.096–39.379) | 0.039 |
Age (≥ 65 years) | 3.373 (1.462–7.780) | 0.004 |
Positive blood culture | 2.818 (1.079–7.359) | 0.034 |
Inappropriate initial antibiotic therapy | 13.184 (3.520–49.378) | < 0.001 |
Shock | 8.929 (3.037–26.258) | < 0.001 |
Coagulation disorder | 4.243 (1.149–15.666) | 0.030 |
Acute renal failure | 3.884 (1.440–10.473) | 0.007 |
Neurological complications | 19.441 (7.782–48.566) | < 0.001 |