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Demographic and clinical data of 47 patients with bacterial meningitis |
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| Parameter |
Bacterial meningitis patients (n = 47) |
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| Demographic characteristics |
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| Sex (male/female) |
29/18 |
| Age (years; mean ± SD) |
42 ± 19 |
| Duration of symptoms (hours; n [%]) |
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| < 12 hours |
14 |
| 12–23 hours |
13 |
| 24–48 hours |
12 |
| > 48 hours |
8 |
| Clinical characteristics |
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| APACHE II score (mean ± SD) |
12.3 ± 8.9 |
| SOFA score (mean ± SD) |
4.0 ± 4.1 |
| GOS (mean ± SD) |
4.0 ± 1.6 |
| Septic shock (n [%]) |
5 (10) |
| Outcome (death at day 28; n [%]) |
7 (15) |
| Length of hospitalization (days; median [range]) |
19 (1–123) |
| Length of ICU stay (days; median [range]) |
9 (1–123) |
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APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; GOS, Glasgow Outcome Score; ICU, intensive care unit; SD, standard deviation; SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment. | |
Holub et al. Critical Care 2007 11:R41 doi:10.1186/cc5729 |
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