Acute bacterial meningitis in adults: Analysis of 218 episodes

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dc.contributor.authorHosoglu, S
dc.contributor.authorAyaz, C
dc.contributor.authorGeyik, MF
dc.contributor.authorKokoglu, OF
dc.contributor.authorOzen, A
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-24T15:59:39Z
dc.date.available2024-04-24T15:59:39Z
dc.date.issued1997
dc.departmentDicle Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractA retrospective study was conducted to examine the laboratory, clinical features and outcome of 206 adult acute bacterial meningitis patients (218 episodes) during the years 1985-1996, Pneumonia (8.7 per cent), head trauma (7.8 per cent) and chronic otitis media (6.0 per cent) were identified as the main predisposing factors for acute bacterial meningitis, Aetiology was described only in 61 episodes (28.0 per cent), Streptococcus pneumonia was the most commonly identified pathogen overall, causing 33 of the 218 episodes (15.2 per cent), Antibiotic treatment before admission was given to 48.4 per cent of patients, On admission, the following symptoms of meningitis were predominant: 83 per cent had neck stiffness, 81 per cent had a headache and 73 per cent had fever. Case fatality rate was 27.1 per cent (59 patients), The important factors in mortality were as follows: old age, a long duration of symptoms before admission, a lack of neck stiffness, obtunded mental state on admission, low glucose levels in first CSF,low CSF/blood glucose ratio, and abnormality in computerised tomography scanning.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/BF02944240
dc.identifier.endpage234en_US
dc.identifier.issn0021-1265
dc.identifier.issue4en_US
dc.identifier.pmid9394072
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-1842292205
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage231en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/BF02944240
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11468/14194
dc.identifier.volume166en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:A1997YG96800009
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherRoyal Academy Medicineen_US
dc.relation.ispartofIrish Journal of Medical Science
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subject[No Keyword]en_US
dc.titleAcute bacterial meningitis in adults: Analysis of 218 episodesen_US
dc.titleAcute bacterial meningitis in adults: Analysis of 218 episodes
dc.typeArticleen_US

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