Cerebrovascular complications in patients with community-acquired bacterial meningitis: occurrence and associated factors in the COMBAT multicenter prospective cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Community-acquired bacterial meningitis is a rare but severe central nervous system infection that may be associated with cerebrovascular complications (CVC). Our objective is to assess the prevalence of CVC in patients with community-acquired bacterial meningitis and to determine the first-48 h factors associated with CVC.

Methods

We analyzed data from the prospective multicenter cohort study (COMBAT) including, between February 2013 and July 2015, adults with community-acquired bacterial meningitis. CVC were defined by the presence of clinical or radiological signs (on cerebral CT or MRI) of focal clinical symptom. Factors associated with CVC were identified by multivariate logistic regression.

Results

CVC occurred in 128 (25.3%) of the 506 patients in th

SUBMITTER: Benadji A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10243062 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature