Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Bacterial meningitis Entire group (n = 26) | Bacterial CAM (n = 16) | Bacterial PNM (n = 10) | Viral meningitis (n = 14) | Noninfectious (n = 14) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 62 (SD 16) | 60 (SD 18.6) | 64 (SD 12) | 34 (SD 9) | 44 (SD 14) |
| Range | 20–84 | 20–84 | 51–83 | 20–50 | 22–71 |
| Sex (male) | 19 (73%) | 12 (75%) | 7 (70%) | 6 (43%) | 4 (29%) |
| Fever | 18 (69%) | 12 (75%) | 6 (60%) | 6 (43%) | 0 |
| Ave CRP mg L−1 (SD) | 121 (102) | 178 (88) | 36 (44) | 14 (28) | 1.5 (1.2) |
| Nuchal rigidity | 14 (50%) | 10 (63%) | 4 (40%) | 3 (21%) | 0 |
| Glasgow coma score ave | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 |
| Headache | 19 (73%) | 12 (75%) | 7(70%) | 14 (100%) | 11 (78%) |
| Culture positive | 13 (50%) | 10 (63%) | 3 (33%) | 5 (36%) | 0 |
CAM, community‐acquired meningitis; PNM, postneurosurgical meningitis.