Background
CABM
BACTERIAL MENINGITIS, RARE INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Community Acute Bacterial Meningitis (CABM) in adults is a rare infectious disease. Its annual incidence is between 4 and 6 cases per 100,000 adults in high-income countries [The World Health Organization (WHO) defines quality of life (QOL) as "an individual’s perception, of his/her place in the existence, in the context of the culture and value system in which she/he lives, in relation to his/her objectives, expectations, standards and concerns" [In the specific case of CABM in adults, few studies have specifically investigated subjective QOL, most of them focused on acute clinical management and prognostic factors [