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Table 4 Five high-risk criteria of the bacterial meningitis score

From: Bacterial meningitis in Sudanese children; critical evaluation of the clinical decision using clinical prediction rules

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High-Risk criteria for bacterial meningitis

Number of cases out of 23 with Pleocytosisa

Number of cases out of total with available data per each variable

1

Positive CSF Gram stain

6

6 out of 451

2

CSF ANCb ≥ 1000 cells/μL

19c

19 out of 404

3

CSF protein ≥80 mg/dl

19

25 out of 451

4

Peripheral blood ANC ≥ 10,000 cells/μL

NADd

NAD

5

Presence of seizure at or before presentation

19

334 out of 361

  1. a Pleocytosis is defined as CSF cell count > 5cells/mm 3
  2. b ANC: Absolute Neutrophil Count
  3. cCount of N% from 68 to 100% in samples with CSF cell count of ≥ 1001 cells/μL
  4. d NAD: Data Not Available
  5. The Bacterial Meningitis Score developed by Nigrovic et al. (2002) [14]