Pattern of childhood meningitis in Oman

Medicine and Dentistry

• Bacterial Meningitis 50%
• Tuberculous Meningitis 33%
• Aseptic Meningitis 16%
• Haemophilus Influenzae Type B 16%
• Fungal Meningitis 16%
• Febrile Seizure 16%
• Sex Ratio 16%
• Penicillin Derivative 16%
• Cerebrospinal Fluid Culture 16%
• Pneumococcal Meningitis 16%

Neuroscience

• Meningitis 100%
• Tuberculous Meningitis 20%
• Cryptococcus neoformans 10%
• Computed Tomography 10%
• Haemophilus influenzae 10%
• Streptococcus Pneumoniae 10%
• Antibiotic 10%
• Cephalosporin 10%
• Aseptic Meningitis 10%
• Penicillin 10%

Agricultural and Biological Sciences

• Haemophilus influenzae 10%
• Fungal Meningitis 10%
• Streptococcus Pneumoniae 10%