Table 1.

Clinical and cerebrospinal fluid characteristics at the time of presentation of involved patients

Variable	Value N (%)/Median (IQR)
Fever	7 (87.5%)
Mental alteration	5 (62.5%)
Vomiting	4 (50%)
Headache	3 (37.5%)
Seizures	2 (25%)
Focal neurological signs	1 (12.5%)
Meningism	1 (12.5%)
Bulging fontanel	1 (12.5%)
Cerebrospinal fluid
WBCs/μL, median (IQR)	276.50 (21.50–53.75)
Neutrophils %, median (IQR)	63 (21.75–81.50)
Lymphocytes %, median (IQR)	28 (12.5–73.57)
Total protein (g/dl), median (IQR)	66 (51.75–98)
CSF glucose (mg/dl), median (IQR)	2.80 (1.73–3)
Positive gram stain	7 (87.5%)
Positive culture	8 (100%)

WBC: white blood cells; CSF: cerebrospinal fluid; and IQR: interquartile range