Clinical, epidemiological and therapeutic aspects of purulent meningitis in the adult. Apropos of 74 cases treated at CHU of Brazzaville (Congo)
Boumandouki, P.; Oyongo, A.; Yala, F.
Bulletin de la Societe de Pathologie Exotique 86(2): 141-143
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 0037-9085 PMID: 8353476 Document Number: 413447
During 2 years and 9 months, 74 patients were hospitalized to purulent meningitis at the Hospital of Brazzaville and 33 were bacteriologically confirmed. The pneumococcus was responsible in 24 cases (33.4%). The analysis of 74 files showed that 34 patients died, 40 were completely cured without any after effect. The factors for these bad prognosis are: the presence of signs of cerebral pains; a CSF cytology inferior to 500 cells/mm3; total CSF proteins inferior to 2 g/l and the time before hospitalisation superior to 5 days.