title: Pyogenic meningitis.
abstract: Fifty cases with pyogenic meningitis, aged 15 to 72 years, with a male:female ratio of 5:1, were studied. The majority of cases (70%) were in the 15 to 25 years age group. The organisms detected in the 29 culture-positive cases included S aureus (12), pneumococci (9) and meningococci (8). Thirteen patients died; the poor prognostic factors included old age, the presence of coma or shock, CSF sugar below 10 mg/dl or protein above 750 mg/dl and the presence of gram negative organisms in the CSF.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, LLRM Medical College, Meerut.
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Mital
authors.forename: T N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Mehrotra
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dutt
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Katira
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000097:blood / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008585:Meningitis, Meningococcal / Q000097:blood / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008586:Meningitis, Pneumococcal / Q000097:blood / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology