Other meningitis

infectious meningitis: Inflammation of the meninges of the brain and/or spinal cord caused by an infectious agent (viral, bacterial, or fungal). Symptoms include headache, fever, vomiting, neck stiffness, photophobia, confusion, and seizures.

Endpoint definition

Name G6_MENINGOTH
Long name Other meningitis
Hospital Discharge registry ICD-10: G03/G02, ICD-9: 322
Hospital Discharge registry: exclude ICD-10 G020
Cause of Death registry ICD-10: G02/G03, ICD-9: 322
Cause of Death registry: exclude ICD-10 G020
Level in the ICD-hierarchy 3
First defined in version DF2

Summary Statistics

Key figures

All Female Male
Number of individuals 183 109 74
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 0.08 0.09 0.08
Mean age at first event (years) 44.87 46.19 42.93
Case fatality at 5-years (%) 8.74 7.34 10.81

Longitudinal metrics

All Female Male
Median nb. of events per indiv. 1.0 1.0 1.0
Recurrence at 6 months (%) 15.85 17.43 13.51

Survival analyses between endpoints

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before Other meningitis
after Other meningitis

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Drugs most likely to be purchased after Other meningitis