| Characteristics |
Meningitis cases |
| |
Confirmed
n =49 (%) |
Negative for meningitis
n =113 (%) |
Total
n =162 (%) |
CSF appearance
Clear
Xanthochromic
Turbid/cloudy
Blood stained |
24 (48.9)
6 (12.2)
9 (18.3)
10 (20.4) |
57 (50.4)
22 (19.4)
3 (2.6)
31 (27.4) |
81 (50.0)
28 (17.2)
12 (7.4)
41 (25.3) |
WBC count cell/mm3
<5
5-10
11-99
>=100 |
13 (26.5)
16 (32.6)
6 (12.2)
14 (28.5) |
37 (32.7)
49 (43.3)
24 (21.2)
3 (2.6) |
50 (30.8)
65 (40.1)
30 (18.5)
17 (10.4) |
Gram staining results
Positive
Negative |
22 (44.8)
27 (55.1) |
6 (5.3)
107 (94.7) |
28 (17.3)
134 (82.7) |
