From: Arterial cerebrovascular complications in 94 adults with acute bacterial meningitis
 | All patients | Increase in CBFv | No increase in CBFv | Odds ratio (95% CI) | P value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | n = 94 | n = 41 (43.6%) | n = 53 (56.4%) |  |  |
Male/Female | 38/56 | 15/26 | 23/30 | 0.75 (0.32-1.73) | 0.53 |
Age in years | 56(16-81) | 46(18-81) | 59(16-81) | Â | 0.125 |
GCS (admission) | 11(3-15) | 11(3-15) | 12(7-15) | Â | 0.033 |
Causative pathogen | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Streptococcus pneumoniae | 46 | 23 (56.1%) | 23 (43.4%) | 1.67 (0.73-3.79) | 0.218 |
Neisseria meningitidis | 8 | 4 (9,7%) | 4 (7.5%) | 1.05 (0.25-4.52) | 0.725 |
Staphylococcus aureus | 6 | 2 (4.9%) | 4 (7.5%) | 0.62 (0.11-3.61) | 0.693 |
Haemophilus influenzae | 4 | 1 (2.4%) | 3 (5.7%) | 0.42 (0.04-4.16) | 0.629 |
Streptococcus intermedius | 3 | 1 (2.4%) | 2 (3.7%) | 0.69 (0.06-7.89) | 1.00 |
Others* | 12 | 5 (12.2%) | 7 (13.2%) | 0.91 (0.27-3.12) | 1.00 |
Pathogen not detected | 17 | 8 (19.5%) | 9 (17.0%) | 1.45 (0.51-4.14) | 0.792 |
CSF findings on admission | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
CSF cell count (cells/μl) | 1600 (7-37800) | 986 (7-10667) | 2208 (35-37800) |  | 0.374 |
CSF albumin (mg/dl) | 254 (39-4455) | 236 (39-1358) | 277 (52-4455) | Â | 0.677 |
CSF glucose (mg/dl) | 16 (0-175) | 12 (0-64) | 23 (0-175) | Â | 0.256 |
CSF/serum glucose | 0.19 (0.00-0.59) | 0.14 (0.00-0.45) | 0.21 (0.02-0.59) | Â | 0.655 |
Adjunctive therapy with corticosteroids | 34/82 | 20/36 | 14/46 | 2.86 (1.15-7.09) | 0.026 |