Bacterial meningitis
Description
bacterial meningitis: Inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord due to a bacterial infection.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | G6_MENINGBACT |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: G00/G01, ICD-9: 320, ICD-8: 320 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: G01/G00, ICD-9: 320, ICD-8: 320 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 450 | 238 | 212 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.26 | 0.24 | 0.28 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 29.94 | 28.38 | 31.69 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 4.44 | 1.68 | 7.55 |
Longitudinal metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Median nb. of events per indiv. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Recurrence at 6 months (%) | 7.78 | 5.04 | 10.85 |
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