Clinical and Laboratory Findings of 12 Children with Invasive Meningococcal Disease in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Table 1

Demographical findings, glasgow coma scale, and laboratory findings of 12 children with IMD.

Case number	Age (months)	Gender	GCS	WBC (mm^3)	Platelet (mm^3)	Lactate (mmol/L)	CRP (mg/dl)	PCT (ng/mL)	Echocardiography	Severity of sepsis	VIS	Nm; Serogroup
1	72	G	3	33,290	20,000	8.3	170	100	EF 40%	MOSF	80	W
2	11	G	7	27,000	29,000	5.3	469	100	Normal	Septic shock	30	B
3	84	B	7	30,000	80,000	3	130	100	Normal	Septic shock	—	—
4	12	B	3	25,000	21,000	24	332	100	EF 30%	MOSF	85	B
5	62	G	10	10,300	73,800	2.8	69	40	Normal	Sepsis	—	—
6	60	B	7	18,000	47,000	3.6	86	45	Normal	Sepsis	—	—
7	26	B	7	33,000	30,000	3.8	157	100	EF 50%	Septic shock	55	B
8	56	B	12	21,500	65,000	2	76	80	Normal	Sepsis	—	B
9	168	B	9	35,690	12,000	5.9	180	100	EF 42%	TAMOF	70	—
10	6	G	13	19,100	66,700	1.5	82	55	Normal	Sepsis	—	B
11	70	G	11	23,000	98,000	1.7	74	85	Normal	Sepsis	—	—
12	11	B	11	13,500	74,000	2.0	70	50	Normal	Septic shock	—	—

PRISM: pediatric risk of mortality; GCS: Glasgow Coma Scale; PICU: pediatric intensive care unit; WBC: white blood cell; CRP: C-reactive protein, PCT: procalcitonin; VIS: vasoactive-inotropic score; G: girl B: boy.