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. 2024 Sep 5;16(9):e68707. doi: 10.7759/cureus.68707

Table 2. Distribution of causative pathogens.

NMDA: N-methyl-D-aspartate

Bacterial infection (n = 126, 79.74%) Frequency (%)
Klebsiella pneumoniae 15 (11.90)
Escherichia coli 14 (11.11)
Staphylococcus aureus 13 (10.31)
Salmonella spp. 11 (8.73)
Streptococcus pneumoniae 11 (8.72)
Shigella spp. 9 (7.14)
Campylobacter spp. 7 (5.55)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa 6 (4.75)
Streptococcus agalactiae 6 (4.75)
Acinetobacter baumannii 5 (3.96)
Mycobacterium tuberculosis 4 (3.17)
Haemophilus influenzae 4 (3.17%)
Staphylococcus epidermidis 4 (3.17%)
Brucella spp. 3 (2.38%)
Micrococcus luteus 3 (2.37%)
Enterobacter aerogenes 2 (1.58%)
Others 9 (5.70%)
Viral infection (n = 21, 13.29%) Frequency (%)
Herpes simplex virus 9 (42.85%)
Enterovirus 3 (14.28%)
Dengue virus 2 (9.52%)
Varicella zoster virus 2 (9.52%)
Cytomegalovirus 1 (4.76%)
West Nile virus 1 (4.76%)
Unknown virus 3 (14.28%)
Fungal infection (n = 6, 3.79%) Frequency (%)
Candida spp. 6 (100%)
Auto-immune CNS Infection (5, 3.16%) Frequency (%
Anti-NMDA 5 (100%)