| Characteristics |
Meningitis cases |
| |
Confirmed |
Negative |
Total |
|
|
n =49 (%) |
n=113 (%) |
n=162 (%) |
| Female |
26 (53.1) |
50 (44.2) |
76 (46.9) |
| Male |
22 (44.9) |
56 (49.6) |
78 (48.1) |
| Not given |
1 (2.0) |
7 (6.2) |
8 (4.9) |
| Age (months) |
| 0-2 |
23 (46.9) |
78 (69.0) |
101 (62.3) |
| 3-12 |
21 (42.9) |
23 (20.4) |
44 (27.2) |
| 13-24 |
2 (4.1) |
5 (4.4) |
7 (4.3) |
| 25-60 |
1 (2.0) |
1 (0.9) |
2 (1.2) |
| Not given |
2 (4.1) |
6 (5.3) |
8 (4.9) |
| Prior antibiotic use |
| Yes |
7 (14.3) |
20 (17.7) |
27 (16.0) |
| No |
14 (28.6) |
25 (22.1) |
39 (24.1) |
| Not stated |
28 (57.1) |
68 (60.2) |
96 (59.3) |
|
