Etiology, Clinical Presentation, and Outcomes of Bacterial Meningitis in Adult Patients: A Retrospective Study in Lithuania (2018-2021)

23 March 2024 : Clinical Research

Greta Rynkevič^1BCDEF*, Emilijus Žilinskas^1BCDEF, Dovilė Streckytė^1ADEF, Daiva Radzišauskienė^2AE, Rūta Mameniškienė^3ADE

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.942904

Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e942904

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Table 6 Multivariate analysis of factors associated with an unfavorable outcome.

	Univariate OR (95% CI)	Multivariate OR (95% CI)	P value
Age, 65+	6.65 (1.65–26.88)	5.17 (0.99–27.03)	0.051
“Other” etiological agent	4.30 (0.81–22.77)	3.51 (0.54–22.61)	0.187
Headache	0.12 (0.03–0.50)	0.34 (0.07–1.69)	0.187
Confusion/sleepiness	3.17 (0.79–12.64)	2.73 (0.57–12.99)	0.207
CSF white cell count – <100 cells per μL	5.17 (1.42–18.76)	4.83 (0.95–24.51)	0.057
OR – odds ratio; CI – confidence interval;CSF – cerebrospinal fluid. Descriptives: n=86, chi-square=20.68, d.f.=5, =0.001.

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