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BioMed Central, BMC Infectious Diseases, 1(13), 2013

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-13-108

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The spectrum of acute bacterial meningitis in elderly patients

Journal article published in 2013 by Pere Domingo, Virginia Pomar, Natividad de Benito ORCID, Pere Coll
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Abstract Background We conducted a prospective, observational study in Barcelona to determine the epidemiology, clinical features, and outcome of elderly patients with acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) compared with younger adults. Methods During 1982–2010, all patients with ABM were prospectively evaluated. There were two groups: I (15–64 years) and II (≥ 65 years). All patients underwent clinical examination on admission and at discharge following a predefined protocol. Results We evaluated 635 episodes of ABM. The incidence was 4.03/100,000 (Group I) and 7.40 /100,000 inhabitants/year (Group II) (RR = 1.84; 95%CI: 1.56–2.17, P