Table 1.

Demographic and laboratory data, clinical manifestations, symptoms and signs on hospital admission, admissions to intensive care unit, vasoactive drug support, mechanical ventilation support, and major complications of patients diagnosed with meningococcal disease.

Variables	Patients N = 64
Demographic data
28 days to <2 years	28
2 years to <5 years	15
5 years to 10 years	16
11 years to 15 years	5
Male	38
Clinical manifestations
Meningitis	27
Meningococcemia without meningitis	14
Meningococcemia and meningitis	13
Purpura fulminans	2
Myoclonus	1
Fever without source in infants	7
Symptoms and signs at hospital admission
Fever	51
Rash	21
Vomiting	22
Drowsiness	14
Laboratory data
Positive blood fluid culture	19
Positive cerebrospinal fluid culture	19
Negative cultures and positive cerebrospinal fluid PCR	9
Positive blood and cerebrospinal fluid cultures	17
Identified serogroup
C	32
B	12
Y	5
W135	5
Unspecified	10
Admissions at intensive care unit	45
Vasoactive drug support	21
Mechanical ventilation support	23
Major complications
Amputation	2
Arthritis	2
Convulsion	5
Septic shock	21
Death	3