Survived | Expired | p | |
---|---|---|---|
(n = 53) | (n = 34) | ||
Age (years); median (range) | 71 (65 - 82) | 75.1 (66 - 87) | 0.659 |
Gender | |||
Male | 32 | 21 | 1.000 |
Female | 21 | 13 | |
Underlying condition | |||
Diabetes mellitus | 20 | 10 | 0.493 |
Liver cirrhosis | 1 | 2 | 0.558 |
Alcoholism | 1 | 3 | 0.295 |
End stage renal disease | 0 | 6 | 0.003* |
Malignancy | 2 | 2 | 0.642 |
Spontaneous | 19 | 20 | 0.047* |
Community-acquired | 25 | 19 | 0.512 |
Clinical presentation | |||
Fever | 46 | 29 | 1.000 |
Altered consciousness | 31 | 23 | 0.498 |
Seizure | 11 | 15 | 0.030* |
Shock | 1 | 9 | 0.001* |
Hydrocephalus | 20 | 13 | 1.000 |
Brain abscess | 4 | 3 | 1.000 |
Liver abscess | 2 | 0 | 0.518 |
Positive blood culture | 6 | 12 | 0.013* |
Leukocytosis | 25 | 21 | 0.196 |
Cerebrospinal fluid, median (IQR) | |||
White cell count (109/L) | 0.18 (0.03, 0.83) | 0.45 (0.12, 1.27) | |
Glucose (mmol/L) | 3.16 (1.29, 4.32) | 1.98 (0.48, 4.00) | |
Protein (g/L) | 1.09 (0.74, 3.32) | 2.72 (1.58, 5.31) | |
Lactate (mmol/L) | 4.01 (3.16, 14.68) | 9.17 (5.35, 17.13) |