Table 1 Distribution and characteristics of 13 severity variables in children with meningococcal meningitis
Severity variable | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Continuous variable | Median | Range | N | ||
Duration of clinical illness before admission (days) | 1.7 | 0.5 – 13.0 | 324 | ||
Rectal temperature (°C) | 39.1 | 35.0 – 41.8 | 358 | ||
CSF leukocytes (/μL) | 1 227 | 0.0 – 12 081 | 354 | ||
CSF/blood glucose ratio | 0.34 | 0 – 1.77 | 280 | ||
CSF protein concentrations (g/L) | 1.4 | 0.01 – 9.33 | 317 | ||
Blood leukocytes (x10^9 g/L) | 16.2 | 0.8 – 57.2 | 382 | ||
C-reactive protein (CRP) (mg/L) | 129 | 0 – 768 | 229 | ||
Dichotomous variable | N | N (%) | N (%) | N | |
N. meningitidis in blood culture | No | 187 (54) | Yes | 161 (46) | 348 |
Convulsions | No | 355 (91) | Yes | 35 (9) | 390 |
Level of consciousness at admission | Normal | 133 (35) | Disturbed | 242 (65) | 375 |
ICU-admission | No | 302 (78) | Yes | 87 (22) | 389 |
Main clinical diagnosis at discharge: (MM without/with sepsis) | No sepsis | 219 (56) | Sepsis | 171 (44) | 390 |
Post meningitis hearing loss | No | 375 (96) | Yes | 15 (4) | 390 |
Academic and behavioural limitations | No | 90 (61) | Yes | 57 (39) | 147 |