An approach for differentiating echovirus 30 and Japanese encephalitis virus infections in acute meningitis/encephalitis: a retrospective study of 103 cases in Vietnam

Table 4 Treatment features

	Number of patients (%), median day [range]		p-value
	E30 patients	JEV patients
	n = 43	n = 60+
Steroids	42 (98)	58 (97)	0.769
Period of treatment	3 [2-4]	3 [2-15]	0.204
Mannitol	20 (47)	57 (95)	< 0.001*
Period of treatment	1 [1-3]	3 [1-7]	< 0.001*
Antibiotics	15 (35)	57 (95)	< 0.001*
Period of treatment	8 [1-15]	8 [1-17]	0.688
Diazepam	23 (53)	32 (53)	0.988
Period of treatment	6 [2-14]	2 [1-11]	< 0.001*
Barbiturate	14 (33)	38 (63)	0.002*
Period of treatment	3.5 [1-14]	2.5 [1-11]	0.130
Chlorpromazine	2 (5)	14 (23)	0.012*
Fentanyl	0 (0)	20 (33)	< 0.001*
Sodium Valproate	0 (0)	20 (33)	< 0.001*

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