Table 3. Causative agents of meningitis in this study.
| Bacterial meningitis (n = 38) | Viral meningitis (n = 34) | Mixed (Bacterial +Viral) (n = 3) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. aureus | 0 | - | 2 |
| P. aeruginosa | 0 | - | 1 |
| H. influenzae | 8 | - | |
| S. pneumonia | 11 | - | |
| N. meningitides | 18 | - | |
| VZV | - | 15 | 2 |
| HERV-3 | - | 0 | |
| HSV-1 | - | 8 | |
| HSV-2 | - | 3 | |
| EV | - | 7 | 1 |
| CMV | - | 1 |
N.meningitides: Neisseria meningitides. S.pneumonia: Streptococcus pneumonia. H.influenzae: Haemophilus influenzae. P.aeruginosa: Pseudomonas.aeruginosa. S.aureus: Staphylococcus.aureus. Varicella zoster virus (VZV), Cytomegalovirus (CMV), Enterovirus (EV), Herps simplex 1 (HSV-1), Herpes simplex 2 (HSV-2), Human endogenous retrovirus 3 (HERV-3), Epstein Barr virus (EBV).