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LONG Fang, CHEN Qian-lai, WU Si-ying. et al. Etiology, Prognosis and Risk Factors of 181 Adult Community-acquired Acute Bacterial Meningitis[J]. Journal of Sichuan University (Medical Sciences), 2018, 49(5): 808-811.
Citation: LONG Fang, CHEN Qian-lai, WU Si-ying. et al. Etiology, Prognosis and Risk Factors of 181 Adult Community-acquired Acute Bacterial Meningitis[J]. Journal of Sichuan University (Medical Sciences), 2018, 49(5): 808-811.

Etiology, Prognosis and Risk Factors of 181 Adult Community-acquired Acute Bacterial Meningitis

  • Objective To understand the etiology, clinical prognosis and risk factors of adult community-acquired acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) and provide the evidence for clinical diagnosis and treatment. Methods We performed a retrospective study of 181 clinically diagnosed hospitalized patients with community-acquired adult ABM from Jan.2010 to Jan.2018. The patients were categorized as non-elderly (16≤age<65 years old, n=156 ) and elderly (age≥65 years old, n=25) group. The etiology, clinical features, prognosis and risk factors of the two groups were compared. Results Sixty-four of 181 patients (35.4%) had pathogens detected. The most common pathogens were Streptococcus pneumoniae (17.9%), Listeria monocytogenes (13.4%) and Klebsiella pneumoniae (10.5%). The mortality of the elderly group was higher than that of the non-elderly group (PStreptococcus pneumoniae, Listeria monocytogenes and Klebsiella pneumoniae.Pulmonary infection and temperature ≥38.5 ℃ are independent risk factors of poor prognosis in the non-elderly patients, as CSF pressure ≥200 mmH2O a independent risk factor in the elderly patients.
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