| |
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)
| |
- * Fisher's exact test (p < 0.05); ** Mann-Whitney U test (p < 0.05)
- IQR = inter-quartile range (25%, 75%)
