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Table 2 Demographics of type of pathogen by gender, co-morbidities and outcome

From: A systematic review of cases of meningitis in the absence of cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis on lumbar puncture

 

Type of Pathogen

Bacterial (n = 99)

Fungal (n = 9)

Viral (n = 16)

p-value

Gender

 Male (n = 43)

37 (37%)

5(56%)

1 (6%)

< 0.05

 Female (n = 41)

33 (33%)

4 (44%)

4 (25%)

 Unknown (n = 40)

29 (29%)

0 (0%)

11 (69%)

Comorbidities

 Presence of Co-morbidities (n = 22)

14 (14%)

8 (89%)

0 (0%)

< 0.05

Outcome

 Died (n = 27)

22 (22%)

5 (56%)

0 (0%)

< 0.05

 Survived (n = 59)

50 (51%)

2 (44%)

5 (31%)

 Unknown (n = 38)

27 (27%)

0 (0%)

11 (69%)