Diagnosis and management of bacterial meningitis in adult Sudanese patients: a six years hospital based, retrospective, cross-sectional study.

Purpose: To evaluate the diagnosis and management of bacterial meningitis in adult Sudanese patients in accordance with the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) guidelines for bacterial meningitis management.

Patients And Methods: A cross-sectional, retrospective study design was used to recruit all patients aged > 18 years who were diagnosed with or suspected of having bacterial meningitis and admitted to Wad Medani Teaching Hospital, Gezira State, Sudan, between January 2017 and October 2022.

Results: In total, 201 patients were included in the analysis.