Pyogenic meningitis.
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.
Mital
H S
HS
Department of Medicine, LLRM Medical College, Meerut.
Mehrotra
T N
TN
Dutt
S
S
Gupta
M K
MK
Katira
R
R
Sharma
V
V
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