|
Gender
|
Female
|
14
|
40
|
19
|
26.8
|
0.16
|
|
Male
|
21
|
60
|
52
|
73.2
|
|
Presence of any comorbidity
| |
8
|
23.5
|
5
|
7
|
0.02
|
|
Headache
| |
29
|
90.6
|
63
|
92.6
|
0.70
|
|
Nausea and vomiting
| |
30
|
66.7
|
57
|
70.4
|
0.66
|
|
Fever > 37.7°C
| |
26
|
81.3
|
50
|
73.5
|
0.39
|
|
Stiff neck
| |
13
|
40.6
|
32
|
47.1
|
0.54
|
|
Predominant cellularity in 1st CSF sample
|
Neutrophilic
|
10
|
28.6
|
29
|
40.8
|
0.21
|
|
Lymphomonocytic
|
25
|
71.4
|
42
|
59.2
|
|
Predominant cellularity in 2nd CSF sample
|
Neutrophilic
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
***
|
|
Lymphomonocytic
|
4
|
100
|
3
|
100
|
|
Use of antibacterials to treat meningitis
| |
6
|
17.1
|
18
|
25.4
|
0.34
|
|
Underwent imaging exam (brain)
| |
13
|
37.1
|
29
|
40.8
|
0.71
|
| |
Phase 1
|
Phase 2
|
P value
|
| |
Mean
|
SD
|
Mean
|
SD
| |
|
Age (years)
|
12.5
|
11.7
|
12.5
|
12.8
|
0.98
|
|
Length of hospital stay (days)
|
2.4
|
2.3
|
1.9
|
2.4
|
0.25
|
|
Time from symptom onset to admission
|
2.34
|
2.55
|
1.58
|
1.28
|
0.10
|
|
Leukocytes in 1st CSF sample (n/mm3)
|
254.9
|
262.5
|
184.5
|
208.5
|
0.13
|
|
Neutrophils in 1st CSF sample (%)
|
38.7
|
27.3
|
43.9
|
27.8
|
0.36
|
|
Lymphocytes in 1st CSF sample (%)
|
40.2
|
23.1
|
37.5
|
24.6
|
0.58
|
