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

Table 7

Results of univariate analysis of in-hospital mortality predictors.

Variable	Unadjusted odds ratio (95% CI)	value
Presence of underlying diseases	2.4 (1.4–3.9)	0.001
Nosocomial infection	3.2 (1.5–6.5)	0.1
Multidrug-resistant episodes	4.7 (3.8–5.7)	0.08
Mental alteration	4.9 (1.0–24.0)	0.06
Hypotension	2.3 (0.7–7.3)	0.003
Inappropriate treatments	1.9 (1.2–3.07)	0.01