From: Brain ventricular dimensions and relationship to outcome in adult patients with bacterial meningitis
All | Survivors | Non-survivors | P value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
N = 81 | N = 55 (68 %) | N = 26 (32 %) | ||
Age, years | 64 (52–74) | 62 (51–68) | 73 (54–84) | 0.006 |
Sex | 0.059 | |||
Male, % | 44 (54 %) | 34 (62 %) | 10 (38 %) | |
Female, % | 37 (46 %) | 21 (38 %) | 16 (62 %) | |
Etiology | 0.23 | |||
Streptococcus pneumoniae | 43 (53 %) | 28 (51 %) | 15 (58 %) | |
Streptococcus sp. | 6 (7 %) | 2 (4 %) | 4 (15 %) | |
Staphylococcus aureus | 4 (5 %) | 3 (5 %) | 1 (4 %) | |
Listeria monocytogenes | 2 (3 %) | 1 (2 %) | 1 (4 %) | |
Unknown | 21 (26 %) | 16 (29 %) | 5 (19 %) | |
Other | 5 (6 %) | 5 (9 %) | 0 (0 %) | |
Adjuvant steroid, % | 0.08 | |||
No | 28 (35 %) | 15 (27 %) | 13 (50 %) | |
Yes | 52 (65 %) | 39 (71 %) | 13 (50 %) | |
Comorbidity | 0.39 | |||
None | 51 (63 %) | 32 (58 %) | 19 (73 %) | |
Alcoholism | 13 (16 %) | 8 (15 %) | 5 (19 %) | |
Malignancy | 5 (6 %) | 5 (9 %) | 0 (0 %) | |
Diabetes mellitus | 5 (6 %) | 4 (7 %) | 1 (4 %) | |
Asplenia | 4 (5 %) | 4 (7 %) | 0 (0 %) | |
Other immunosupp | 1 (1 %) | 1 (2 %) | 0 (0 %) | |
Other | 2 (3 %) | 1 (2 %) | 1 (4 %) | |
Change in mental status, % | 61 (82 %) | 39 (71 %) | 22 (85 %) | 0.20 |
Focal neurologic deficit, % | 17 (24 %) | 15 (27 %) | 2 (8 %) | 0.07 |
Seizures, % | 5 (7 %) | 4 (7 %) | 1 (4 %) | 1.0 |
Temperature, ° C, n = 64 | 38.9 (37.9-39.5) | 38.8 (37.7-39.4) | 39.0 (38.0-39.5) | 0.49 |
MAP, mmHg, n = 64 | 102 (88–110) | 103 (92–112) | 94 (77–109) | 0.18 |
White Blood Cell Count, 109/L, n = 64 | 17.1 (12.1-22.6) | 17.9 (12.5-24.0) | 15.7 (11.9-22.9) | 0.29 |
Plasma C-reactive Protein, mg/L | 227 (144–337) | 238 (151–334) | 192 (87–369) | 0.51 |
CSF-leukocytes | 2182 (523–6188) | 1932 (488–5150) | 2826 (561–7930) | 0.43 |
CSF-protein, n = 55 | 4.9 (2.5-7.8) | 3.3 (2.1-6.2) | 6.3 (5.1-11.2) | 0.001 |
CSF-glucose, n = 59 | 1.5 (0.1-2.9) | 1.4 (0.1-3.3) | 1.5 (0.1-2.4) | 0.40 |
VBR | 0.10 (0.07-0.14) | 0.09 (0.07-0.13) | 0.13 (0.10-0.15) | 0.005 |
VBR | 0.005 | |||
<0.08 | 27 (33 %) | 24 (44 %) | 3 (11 %) | |
0.08-1.2 | 25 (31 %) | 17 (31 %) | 8 (31 %) | |
>0.12 | 29 (36 %) | 14 (25 %) | 15 (58 %) |