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Table 1 Clinical data for < 2 year old (n = 281), 2-4 year old (n = 68) and 4-12 year old (n = 38) children who presented with symptoms of aseptic meningitis

From: Echoviruses are a major cause of aseptic meningitis in infants and young children in Kuwait

Disease symptoms

No. (%) of subjects presenting with symptoms in

 

< 2 year old

2-4 year old

4-12 year old

Fever

281 (100)

68 (100)

38 (100)

Flu-like symptoms

257 (91)

65 (96)

38 (100)

Poor appetite

275 (98)

45 (66)

33 (87)

Photophobia

N.D.

54 (79)

27 (71)

Disturbed consciousness

125 (44)

12 (18)

0 (0)

Rash

136 (48)

11 (16)

2 (5)

Signs of meningeal inflammation

227 (81)

35 (51)

32 (84)

  1. N.D., not determined