From: Bacterial meningitis in children under 15 years of age in Nepal
Organisms | <1 month | 1–12 months | 13–36 months | 37–60 months | >60 months | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | |
Gram-positive | 3 (60) | 0 | 1 (20) | 0 | 1 (20) | 5 (27.8) |
Group B streptococcus | 1 (33.3) | 0 | 1 (33.3) | 0 | 1 (33.3) | 3 (16.7) |
S. pneumoniae | 2 (100) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (11.1) |
Gram-negative | 2 (15.4) | 5 (38.5) | 0 | 2 (15.4) | 4 (30.8) | 13 (72.2 %) |
H. influenzae | 2 (28.6) | 3 (42.8) | 0 | 1 (14.3) | 1 (14.3) | 7 (38.9) |
N. meningitidis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (100) | 2 (11.1) |
E. coli | 0 | 2 (66.7) | 0 | 0 | 1 (33.3) | 3 (16.7) |
Pseudomonas spp. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (100) | 0 | 1 (5.5) |
Total | 5 (27.8) | 5 (27.8) | 1 (5.5) | 2 (11.1) | 5 (27.8) | 18 (100) |