Volume 12, Number 7—July 2006
Research
Neisseria meningitidis Sequence Type and Risk for Death, Iceland
Magnús Gottfreðsson*†
, Mathew A. Diggle‡, David I. Lawrie‡, Helga Erlendsdóttir*, Hjördís Harðardóttir*, Karl G. Kristinsson*†, and Stuart C. Clarke‡§
, Mathew A. Diggle‡, David I. Lawrie‡, Helga Erlendsdóttir*, Hjördís Harðardóttir*, Karl G. Kristinsson*†, and Stuart C. Clarke‡§
Table 5
Multivariate analysis of death rate in patients with invasive meningococcal disease, Iceland, 1977–2004*
| Variable | OR (95% CI) | p value |
|---|---|---|
| Age | 1.031 (1.016–1.048) | 0.0001 |
| Unique ST† | 3.225 (1.311–7.934) | 0.011 |
| Positive CSF culture‡ | 0.381 (0.147–0.984) | 0.046 |
*OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; ST, sequence type; CSF, cerebrospinal fluid.
†Infection with an isolate with an ST unique to the country, in comparison to other, previously described STs.
‡Positive CSF culture only, in comparison to all other sources of positive culture, including blood only and blood and CSF.
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