Clinical details at diagnosis on 274 babies with meningitis
| Number of cases (%) | |
| At diagnosis | |
| In coma | 17 (6) |
| Convulsions | 57 (21) |
| Rash | 8 (3) |
| Antibiotic treatment in previous 48 h | 79 (29) |
| Congenital anomaly | 7 (3) |
| Hydrocephalus | 1 (<1) |
| Previous surgery | 1 (<1) |
| Less than 33 weeks gestation | 41 (15) |
| Less than 2000 g birth weight | 46 (17) |