Table 1.
Demographic, clinical, laboratory and outcome profile of the patients
| Mean ± SD or no. (%) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Demographic data | Mean age | 8.48±5.09 y |
| M:F | 1.62:1 | |
| Clinical data | Fever | 110 (100) |
| Headache | 62 (56.4) | |
| Vomiting | 59 (53.6) | |
| Purpura/rashes | 26 (23.6) | |
| Altered sensorium /low GCS | 28 (25.5) | |
| Seizure | 10 (9.1) | |
| Abdominal symptoms | 5 (4.5) | |
| Irritability and excess cry | 5 (4.5) | |
| Meningeal signs | 86 (78.2) | |
| Bulging anterior fontanalle (<18 mo of age) | 3/13 (23) | |
| Shock | 42 (38.2) | |
| Laboratory data | Hemoglobin | 9.4±1.8 g/dl |
| Total leucocyte count | 16,071±14525/ mm3 | |
| Platelet count | 310,531±211,421/mm3 | |
| Deranged LFT | 11 (10) | |
| Prolong PT | 18 (16.4) | |
| CSF TC | Range 5–60000 | |
| CSF Low sugar | 74 (67.3) | |
| CSF Positive gram stain | 27 (24.5) | |
| Positive culture in CSF | 29 (26.4) | |
| Blood culture positive | 13 (11.8) | |
| Total culture positive | 39 (35.5) | |
| Outcome | Ventilatory support | 7 d (4.2±3.2 d) |
| Death | 7 (6.4) |