Characteristics of adults with bacterial meningitis in the Netherlands, Vietnam, and Malawi.

Numbers are number/number assessed (percentage) or mean ± standard deviation unless otherwise indicated. Median risk score refers to risk score published in reference [3], P1 denotes P-value for comparison between Dutch and Vietnamese cohorts, P2 denotes P-value for comparison between Dutch and Malawian cohorts, HIV denotes human immunodeficiency virus, BP blood pressure, GCS Glasgow Coma Scale, GOS Glasgow Outcome Scale, mRS modified Ranking Scale, CSF cerebrospinal fluid, WBC white blood cells. * any cranial nerve palsy except VIII.