Ability of Procalcitonin and C-Reactive Protein for Discriminating between Bacterial and Enteroviral Meningitis in Children Using Decision Tree

Table 2

Underlying and associated conditions in bacterial and enteroviral meningitis groups in the studied population.

	[ALL]	EVM	BM	.overall
	Temperature (^oC):	38.5 [37.8; 39.0]	37.9 [37.4; 38.5]	39.0 [38.6; 39.5]	<0.001
Vomiting:	262 (97.4%)	144 (98.6%)	118 (95.9%)	0.252
Headache:	146 (54.3%)	44 (30.1%)	102 (82.9%)	<0.001
Bulging fontanelle (for ≤18 months olds):	71 out 72 (98.6%)	19 out 20 (95%)	52 out 52 (100%)	0.278
Neck rigidity:	266 (98.9%)	146 (100%)	120 (97.6%)	0.094
Kernig’s sign:	168 (62.5%)	67 (45.9%)	101 (82.1%)	<0.001
Brudzinski’s sign:	61 (22.7%)	6 (4.11%)	55 (44.7%)	<0.001
Loss of consciousness:	15 (5.58%)	0 (0.00%)	15 (12.2%)	<0.001
Drowsiness:	36 (13.4%)	5 (3.42%)	31 (25.2%)	<0.001
Spasms:	27 (10.0%)	0 (0.00%)	27 (22.0%)	<0.001