| pyogenic meningitis in hospitalized children in kelantan, malaysia. | a 2.5-year retrospective study of pyogenic meningitis in hospitalized children in kelantan was carried out with regard to aetiology, clinical features, investigation, treatment and outcome. there were 58 children with 43 cases (74.1%) occurring below the age of 1 year. frequent presenting symptoms included fever (98.3%), fits (77.6%), anorexia (39.7%), vomiting (34.5%) and drowsiness (12.1%). on admission, 37 (63.7%) had neck stiffness, 10 (17.2%) had kernig's sign and 32 (55.2%) had coma. csf c ... | 1990 | 1694651 |