Acute Bacterial Meningitis in Qatar: A Hospital-Based Study from 2009 to 2013

Table 2

Clinical data of the 117 patients involved in this study.

Variable	Number (%), mean ± SD (range)
Acquisition of infection
Community-acquired	59 (50.4)
Nosocomial	58 (49.6)
CSF
Cells/µL	3880.4 ± 8654.6 (20–66000)
Neutrophils%	74.1 ± 26.1 (1–99)
Lymphocytes%	22.9 ± 24.8 (1–98)
Protein (g/dL)	222.8 ± 205.9 (38–936)
Glucose (mmol/L)	2.1 ± 1.6 (0.1–6)
Positive Gram stain	93 (79.5)
Positive culture	112 (95.7)
Positive latex agglutination	23 (19.7)
Type of microorganism
Gram-positive	62 (53)
Gram-negative	55 (47)
Positive blood culture	37 (31.6)
Antimicrobial therapy
Appropriate	97 (82.9)
Inappropriate	20 (17.1)
Outcome
Died	14 (12.0)
Alive	103 (88.0)