Flow chart of the study sample (N = 284), COMBAT France, 2013–2015.
cancer, coma, seizures, CABM
CANCER, UNDERNUTRITION, COMA, STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA, RECURRENT MENINGITIS, CHRONIC DISEASE
Among the 284 successfully contacted patients, 52.1% (148/284) were men, median age was 56.2 years (IQR: [38.1–66.0]), 43.8% (124/283) were in employment, 39.9% (113/283) were retired, 8.1% (23/283) were students and 8.1% (23/283) were unemployed. Regarding participants’ health status, 37.4% (104/278) had a chronic disease, 11.4% (32/280) have or had a cancer, 6.5% (18/279) had recurrent meningitis, 24.2% (67/277) were active smokers, 12.5% (35/281) were alcoholics and 4.6% (13/280) suffered from undernutrition. Concerning CABM clinical course, in 48% (132/275) of patients causative microorganism was Streptococcus pneumoniae, the large majority of patients received corticotherapy (72.7%, 205/282) and were admitted in ICU (76.2%, 215/282). Moreover, 15.5% (43/278) had seizures and 14.2% (40/282) were in coma (