Prognostic Factors for Mortality from Bacterial Meningitis in Montería, Colombia, 2017-2023
Keywords:
Meningitis bacterianas; mortalidad; pronósticoAbstract
Introduction: Identifying factors associated with bacterial meningitis is the first step toward implementing more effective interventions in human populations, in both clinical and community settings, to prevent fatal cases caused by the primary causative agents.
Objective: To determine prognostic factors for mortality from bacterial meningitis in Monteria, Colombia, between 2017 and 2023.
Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional, retrospective study was conducted on a sample of 169 patients diagnosed with bacterial meningitis between 2017 and 2023. Data were obtained from a secondary source: SIVIGILA software used by the public health surveillance program of Monteria Health Secretariat. SPSS V25 statistical software was used for univariate, bivariate, and multivariate analyses.
Results: Among patients with bacterial meningitis, higher risk of mortality was observed in adults (aOR 5.85; 95% CI 1.69–20.2), older adults (aOR 6.96; 95% CI 1.56–30.9), cases identified through active epidemiological surveillance (aOR 3.55; 95% CI 1.22–10.3), and those infected with Streptococcus pneumoniae (aOR 6.83; 95% CI 1.45–32.36).
Conclusions: The factors that most significantly increase mortality from bacterial meningitis are epidemiological in nature and are unrelated to healthcare delivery.
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