Baird D R, Whittle H C, Greenwood B M
Lancet. 1976 Dec 18;2(7999):1344-6. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(76)91985-1.
The records of 207 patients with pneumococcal meningitis admitted to Ahmadu Bello University Hospital, Zaira, northern Nigeria, between February, 1971 and June, 1976 have been reviewed. Mortality was 51%. Death was more likely in patients with a short history, impaired consciousness on admission, and an associated pneumonia. Cerebrospinal fluid levels of protein, lactate, fibrin degradation products, and polysaccharide antigen were higher in patients who died than in survivors.
对1971年2月至1976年6月间收治于尼日利亚北部扎里亚市阿马杜·贝洛大学医院的207例肺炎球菌性脑膜炎患者的记录进行了回顾。死亡率为51%。病史短、入院时意识障碍及合并肺炎的患者死亡可能性更大。死亡患者的脑脊液蛋白、乳酸、纤维蛋白降解产物及多糖抗原水平高于存活患者。
