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Table 2 Demographic and clinical data of 37 patients with aseptic meningitis

From: Cortisol levels in cerebrospinal fluid correlate with severity and bacterial origin of meningitis

Parameter

Aseptic meningitis patients (n = 37)

Demographic characteristics

 

   Sex (male/female)

22/15

   Age (years; mean ± SD)

38 ± 18

Duration of symptoms (hours; n [%])

 

   < 24 hours

2

   24–72 hours

11

   > 72 hours

24

Clinical characteristics

 

   APACHE II score (mean ± SD)

3 ± 3

   SOFA score (mean ± SD)

0.2 ± 0.6

   Outcome (death at day 28)

0

Aetiology

 

   Tick-borne encephalitis virus

10

   Borrelia burgdorferi

6

   Enteroviruses

4

   Herpetic viruses (HSV-1/CMV/VZV)

3/1/2

   Unknown

11

  1. APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; CMV, cytomegalovirus; HSV, herpes simplex virus; SD, standard deviation; SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment; VZV, varicella zoster virus.