Table 2 Comparison between the survival group and the death group (N = 15)

Age (year)

6 (4–10)

8 (5–10)

0.624

Sex (Male:Female)

3:2

1:4

0.282

Area (rural)

6 (60)

5 (100)

0.231

Contacting history

5 (50)

2 (40)

1.000

Predisposed hosts

4 (40)

2 (40)

1.000

Time to diagnosis (day)

28 ± 13

24 ± 20

0.732

Hospitalization (day)

53 ± 28

25 ± 23

0.084

Daily cost (RMB)

1258 (685–2502)

1304 (1187–2321)

0.540

 Fever

39.3 (38.6–39.8)

38.5 (38.5–39.2)

0.156

 Headache

5 (50)

4 (80)

0.580

 Vomiting

6 (60)

5 (100)

0.231

 Altered mental status

1 (10)

3 (60)

0.077

 Seizure

3 (30)

4 (80)

0.119

 Vision damage

3 (30)

2 (40)

1.000

 Neck stiffness

3 (30)

5 (100)

0.026*

 Fundus abnormality

2 (25)

2 (100)

0.133

 CSF WBC (×10⁶/L)

24.5 (7.5–91.0)

16.0 (2.0–69.0)

0.581

 Glu (mmol/L)

2.82 (1.88–3.76)

2.80 (1.54–5.40)

0.903

 Pro (mg/L)

523 (333–856)

361(170–1492)

0.806

 WBC (×10⁹/L)

10.4 (8.6–18.2)

10.7 (9.0–12.1)

0.806

 CRP (mg/L)

29.8 (7.8–41.6)

11.9 (1.7–54.5)

0.315

 ESR (mm/h)

51 (44–76)

24 (16–31)

0.042*

 EO (×10⁹/L)

1.37 (0.55–2.81)

0.2 (0.07–1.05)

0.040*