Table 1 Patient characteristics on admission
From: Decrease in serum procalcitonin levels over time during treatment of acute bacterial meningitis
Characteristics | Number of patients (n = 48) |
|---|---|
Demographic characteristics | |
Age (years; mean ± SD) | 55 ± 21 |
Patients >75 years (n [%]) | 8 (17) |
Male (n [%]) | 21 (44) |
Duration of symptoms (hours; n [%]) | |
<12 hours | 4 (8) |
12–23 hours | 15 (31) |
24–48 hours | 10 (21) |
>48 hours | 19 (40) |
Clinial characteristics (n [%]) | |
Fever (>38°) | 43 (90) |
Headache | 29 (60) |
Nuchal rigidity | 35 (73) |
Seizures | 4 (8) |
Purpura | 5 (10) |
Focal neurological deficit | 5 (10) |
Glasgow Coma Scale score (mean ± SD) | 13 ± 2 |
Simplified Acute Physiology Score II (mean ± SD) | 18 ± 10 |