Table 2. Clinical features on admission in the 393 ABM patients.
| Symptom/Sign | Number (Percentage) |
|---|---|
| (N = 393) | |
| Fever | 363 (92.4) |
| Vomiting | 321 (81.7) |
| Headache (N = 301) | 240 (79.7) |
| Anorexia | 312 (79.4) |
| Irritability | 297 (75.6) |
| Neck stiffness | 231 (58.8) |
| Coma a | 56 (14.2) |
| Seizures b | 372 (94.7) |
| Kernig’s sign | 186 (47.3) |
| Brudzinski’s sign | 15 (3.8) |
| Bulging fontanelle | 18 (4.6) |
| Purpuric/petechial rash | 21 (5.3) |
| Concurrent infections | 250 (63.6) |
| Type of concurrent infections (N = 250) c | |
| Tonsillitis/Pharyngitis | 108 (43.2) |
| Pneumonia | 72 (28.8) |
| Otitis media | 36 (14.4) |
| Measles | 12 (4.8) |
| Others | 22 (8.8) |
a Coma is defined as Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) of ≤8.
b Seizures observed on admission as well as history of seizures during 48 hours before hospitalisation.
c Among these 250 patients, 247 (98.8%) had single infections and 3 (1.2%) had double infections.