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: G01/G00, 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 | 354 | 182 | 172 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.27 | 0.24 | 0.3 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 30.53 | 29.65 | 31.46 |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 6.5 | 4.4 | 8.72 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 5.65 | 2.75 | 8.72 |