Table 3.
Coma etiologies and outcomes (n = 84)
| Diagnosis | Cerebral malaria | Co-infection | Non-malarial coma |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 70 | 8 | 6 |
| Etiological details (outcome) |
1 Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (survived) 1 Streptococcus bacteremia (died) 1 WNV encephalitis (survived) 1 HHV6 encephalitis (survived) 1 Adenovirus encephalitis* (died) 1 Aseptic purulent meningitidis (died) 2 measles (1 died, 1 survived) |
1 E. coli bacteremia* (died) 1 measles (survived) 1 dengue (survived) 3 undetermined (survived) |
|
| Outcome: died | 20 (28.6%) | 4 (50%) | 1 (16,7%) |
Data are numbers (%) of children, unless otherwise indicated
WNV West Nile virus, HHV6 human herpesvirus 6
*These patients also had measles specific IgM antibodies