Volume 10, Number 8—August 2004
Research
Human Herpesviruses 6 and 7 and Central Nervous System Infection in Children1
Asad Ansari*†2, Shaobing Li*, Mark J. Abzug*†, and Adriana Weinberg*†
Table 1
Characteristics of the study population with available clinical dataa
| Characteristic | No. patients (%) |
|---|---|
| Demographic |
|
| Age: median (range) |
43 days (0–5,948 days) |
| <2 y |
148 (68) |
| 2–6 y |
28 (13) |
| >6 y |
42 (19) |
| Male:female |
1.1:1 |
| Clinical and laboratory |
|
| Fever |
121 (56) |
| Rash |
24 (11) |
| Seizures |
53 (25) |
| Seizure disorder |
29 (55) |
| Febrile |
7 (13) |
| Metabolic |
5 (9) |
| Infectious/postinfectious |
5 (9) |
| Intracranial bleed |
4 (8) |
| Hypoxia |
3 (6) |
| Meningitis |
61 (28) |
| Encephalitis |
21 (10) |
| CSF pleocytosis |
90 (43) |
| Immunocompromised | 19 (9) |
aN = 218; CSF, cerebrospinal fluid.
