Sex-Based Differences in Adults with Community-Acquired Bacterial Meningitis: a Prospective Cohort Study
Objectives: To investigate sex-based differences in clinical features, causative pathogens, outcome and treatment of adult community-acquired meningitis. Methods: From January 2006 to July 2014, we prospectively investigated sex-based differences in clinical features, causative pathogens, outcome and treatment of adult community-acquired meningitis in a nationwide cohort study in the Netherlands. Sex was analysed along with known predictors of unfavourable outcome using logistic regression. Results: We evaluated 1412 episodes of meningitis, 707 (50%) in men. Men more often presented with a his... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2017 |
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Elsevier
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Schlagwörter: | CHLC NEU / Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use / Biomarkers / Community-Acquired Infections / diagnosis / Community-Acquired Infections / drug therapy / Community-Acquired Infections / epidemiology / Comorbidity / Community-Acquired Infections / microbiology / Female / Humans / Male / Meningitis / Bacterial / diagnosis / Middle Aged / Bacterial / drug therapy / Bacterial / epidemiology / Bacterial / microbiology / Netherlands / epidemiology / Odds Ratio / Prospective Studies / Sex Factors / Severity of Illness Index / Young Adult / Treatment Outcome |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-29158663 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/3828 |