Characteristics

Number of CSF samples (%)

Number of pathogens identified (%)

Number of bacterial species identified (%)

H. influenzae

S. pneumoniae

N. meningitidis

Appearance of CSF samples

Clear

1594 (54.4)

129 (8.1)

14 (10.9)

91 (70.5)

24 (18.6)

Turbid

875 (29.9)

674 (77.0)

86 (12.8)

406 (60.2)

182 (27.0)

Hemorragic

199 (6.8)

38 (19.1)

7 (18.4)

30 (79.0)

1 (2.6)

Xanthochromic

112 (3.8)

52 (46.4)

1 (2.0)

41 (78.8)

10 (19.2)

Unknown

148 (5.1)

6 (4.1)

2 (33.3)

2 (33.3)

2 (33.3)

Sex

Male

1639 (56.0)

531 (32.4)

58 (10.9)

342 (64.4)

131 (24.7)

Female

1285 (43.9)

366 (28.5)

52 (14.2)

227 (62.0)

87 (23.8)

Unknown

4 (0.1)

2 (50.0)

-

1 (50.0)

1 (50.0)

Years

2016

1069 (36.5)

312 (29.2)

52 (16.7)

175 (56.1)

85 (27.2)

2017

1127 (38.5)

318 (28.2)

35 (11.0)

182 (57.2)

101 (31.8)

2018

732 (25.0)

269 (36.7)

23 (8.6)

213 (79.2)

33 (12.3)

Total CSF analyzed

2928 (100)

899 (30.7)

110 (12.2)

570 (63.4)

219 (24.4)