Table 4.

Pathogen-related factors of pediatric patients with acute bacterial meningitis admitted to Wolaita Sodo University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital between July 1, 2019, and June 30, 2022

Variables	Category	Control:n(%)	Cases: n(%)	p value
Was Lumbar puncture done	No	109 (38.4)	62 (87.3)	< 0.000
	Yes	175 (61.6)	9 (12.7)
Types of bacteria detected, n = 9 for cases n = 175 for controls	S.pneumonia	18 (10.3)	5 (55.6)	0.001
	N.meningitidis	25 (14.3)	2 (22.2)	0.130
	Group B Streptococcus	4 (2.3)	0 (0.0)	0.999
	H. influenza	10 (5.7)	0 (0.0)	0.999
	not detected	118 (67.4)	2 (22.2)
CSF Glucose	< 70	52 (29.9)	1(11.1)	0.226
	> 70	122 (70.1)	8 (88.9)
CSF Protein	less than 100	72 (41.1)	3 (33.3)	0.642
	>= 100	103 (58.9)	6 (66.7)
CSF cell count	< 50	74 (42.3)	0
	50–100	48 (27.4)	1 (11.1)	0.997
	> 100	53 (30.3)	8 (88.9)	0.067