Table 2.
Etiology of CNS infections in Polish children.
| Aseptic CNS Infections | |
|---|---|
| Enteroviruses | 224 (61%) |
| Tick-borne Encephalitis Virus | 42 (11%) |
| Borrelia burgdorferi | 26 (7%) |
| Varicella Zoster Virus | 10 (3%) |
| Epstein-Barr Virus | 1 (<1%) |
| Human Herpes Virus 6 | 1 (<1%) |
| Toxocara canis | 1 (<1%) |
| Bacterial CNS infections | |
| Neisseria meningitidis | 9 (2%) |
| Streptococcus agalactiae | 6 (2%) |
| Escherichia coli | 3 (<1%) |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | 3 (<1%) |
| Other Streptococci | 3 (<1%) |
| Haemophilus influenzae | 1 (<1%) |
| Clostridium difficile | 1 (<1%) |
| Unknown cause of the infection | 43 (11%) |