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Table 3 Five selected cases of forty examined patients during training phase

From: Supporting meningitis diagnosis amongst infants and children through the use of fuzzy cognitive mapping

 

Result (in %) at λ

 

Case Number

Age ∖Sex

Sign - symptoms

Decision by the Pediatrician

0.7

0.6

0.5

0.45

0.4

0.3

1.

2 months ∖Female

Fever, Vomiting, Irritability, High Economic∖Hygenic Status, Hib∖Pneumococcal Vaccine,Good Nutritional Status,CSF Study Abnormal

No

68.5323

59.7309

49.9091

44.7308

39.4577

29.0711

2.

7 years ∖Male

Cellulitis ∖Infective Focus, Splenectomy, Brudzinski’s Sign, Fever, Vomiting, Irritability, Kernig Sign, CSF Study Abnormal, Stiff Neck

Yes

96.4422

93.2091

87.5451

83.4241

78.2209

82.7041

3.

3 years ∖Female

Immuno - compromised Child, Brudzinski’s Sign, Vomiting, Irritability, Kernig Sign, CSF Study Abnormal, Stiff Neck, Seizures

Yes

95.315

91.4263

84.9384

80.3924

74.8076

73.4831

4.

4 years ∖Male

Fever, High Economic ∖Hygienic Status, Hib∖Pneumococcal VaccineGood Nutritional Status

No

39.0668

32.3484

25.89

22.7909

13.8176

14.1353

5.

7 years ∖Female

Cellulitis ∖Infective Focus, Vomiting, High Economic∖Hygenic Status, Hib ∖Pneumococcal Vaccine,Good Nutritional Status,Head Trauma, Seizures

No

67.9496

59.1379

49.3509

44.2057

38.9751

28.6921