TABLE 5.
Factor |
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(i) Febrile illness in a child with isolation of H. aegyptius from a normally sterile body site (e.g., blood or CSFb) or |
(ii) Acute illness in a child aged between 3 mo and 10 yr characterized by: |
(a) Fever of ≥38.5°C |
(b) Abdominal pain and/or vomiting |
(c) Development of petechiae or purpura |
(d) No evidence of meningitis |
(iii) History of conjunctivitis ≤30 days before onset of fever |
(iv) One (or both) of the following tests negative for N. meningitidis: |
(a) Blood cultures taken before antibiotic administration |
(b) Serum or urine antigen detection |
(v) Other laboratory data, if obtained: |
(a) CSFb with ≤100 or fewer leukocytes/μl and negative by culture or antigen detection for pathogenic bacteria other than H. aegyptius |
(b) Blood cultures negative for known pathogenic bacteria other than H. aegyptius |
(c) Negative serologic studies for known pathogens other than H. aegyptius |
Based on definitions from reference 22.
CSF, cerebrospinal fluid.