Table 1.

Demographic and clinical data of included cases

	N = 48
Age (years) Range Age group	3.27 ± 1.27 2–7
2–4 years  > 4–6 years More than 6 years	34 (70.8%) 11 (22.9%) 3 (6.3%)
Sex
Male Female	29 (60.4%) 19 (39.6%)
Residence
Urban Rural	38 (79.2%) 10 (20.8%)
Positive meningeal signs	48 (100%)
Fever High grade Low grade	48 (100%) 25 (52.1%) 23 (47.9%)
Disturbed conscious level	43 (89.6%)
Convulsion	38 (79.2%)
Final diagnosis
Bacterial meningitis Definite Probable Probable viral meningitis	35 (72.9%) 20 (41.7%) 15 (31.3%) 13 (27.1%)
Outcome
Alive Died	47 (97.9%) 1 (2.1%)