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Table 2 Distribution of pathogens detected in suspected cases of meningoencephalitis

From: Characteristics and biomarkers of patients with central nervous system infection admitted to a referral hospital in Northern Vietnam

Pathogens detected

N=408 (%)

Bacteria

 S. suis

36 (8.8)

 N. meningitidis

13 (3.2)

 S. pneumoniae

11 (2.7)

 H. influenzae

7 (1.7)

 K. pneumoniae

2 (0.5)

 E. cloacae

1 (0.3)

 S. mitis

1 (0.3)

Virus

 HSV

9 (2.2)

 Echovirus 6

3 (0.7)

 Echovirus 30

3 (0.7)

 CMV

1 (0.3)

 Coxsackievirus B1

1 (0.3)

 Echovirus 33

1 (0.3)

 Dengue

1 (0.3)

M. tuberculosis

13 (3.2)

Fungus

 C. neoformans

2 (0.5) a

Mixed

 M. tuberculosis and H. influenzae

2 (0.5)

 S. suis and N. meningitidis

2 (0.5)

 S. suis and N. meningitidis and HSV

1 (0.3)

 N. meningitidis and HSV

2 (0.5)

Negative in PCR or culture

296 (72.5)

  1. aOne more case of C. neoformans was detected by antigen test