Table 1:

Different types of meningitis according to age groups

Age	PM	PPM	VM	TBM	Control	Total
<2yrs	8	5	4	0	18	34
>2–5yrs	5	4	3	1	7	20
>5–10yrs	11	13	17	2	11	55
>10–15yrs	8	5	10	7	1	31
Total	32 (31.1%)	27 (26.2%)	34 (33%)	10 (9.7%)	37 (26.4%)	140

PM = pyogenic meningitis; PPM = partially treated meningitis; VM = viral meningitis; TBM = tubercular meningitis.