TABLE 2.
Backgrounds of the deceased cases in each type of meningitis.
| Characteristics | Bacterial (n = 10,338) | Viral/aseptic (n = 29,486) | Fungal (n = 965) | Tuberculous (n = 678) | Carcinomatous (n = 3790) | Others/unknown (n = 3501) | Total (n = 48,758) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deceased, n (%) | 980 (9.5) | 179 (0.61) | 207 (21) | 70 (10) | 1484 (39) | 162 (4.6) | 3082 (6.3) |
| Numbers of deceased cases in each subgroup a | |||||||
| Male, n (%) | 592 (10) | 112 (0.69) | 104 (18) | 39 (9.1) | 704 (44) | 89 (4.6) | 1640 (6.2) |
| Female, n (%) | 388 (8.7) | 67 (0.50) | 93 (23) | 31 (12) | 780 (36) | 73 (4.6) | 1432 (6.5) |
| 0 years old, n/N (%) | 16/1564 (1.0) | 0/1882 (0.0) | 0/1 (0.0) | 0/2 (0.0) | 0/0 (NA) | 0/370 (0.0) | 16/3819 (0.42) |
| TCS, n/N (%) | 99/924 (11) | 3/64 (4.7) | 13/61 (21) | 7/40 (18) | 93/296 (31) | 15/195 (7.7) | 230/1580 (15) |
| THI, n/N (%) | 26/198 (13) | 3/76 (3.9) | 2/6 (33) | 1/5 (20) | 10/17 (59) | 1/39 (2.6) | 43/341 (13) |
| HIV, n/N (%) | 0/15 (0.0) | 0/35 (0.0) | 3/49 (6.1) | 0/4 (0.0) | 1/1 (100) | 0/5 (0.0) | 4/109 (3.7) |
| Sepsis, n/N (%) | 185/1182 (16) | 13/168 (7.7) | 4/17 (24) | 1/9 (11) | 9/12 (75) | 10/78 (13) | 222/1466 (15) |
Note: Demographic and clinical profiles of the patients who died during hospitalization with acute meningitis are summarized in each type of meningitis.
Abbreviations: HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; NA, not applicable; TCS, transcranial surgery; THI, traumatic head injury.
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The percentages were calculated using the overall number of individuals by combining the survivors and deceased ones in each demographic or clinical subgroup.