Table 2

Summary results of YEL-AND case reports (n = 53)

Patient characteristicsTotalsMissinga
Gender ratio (M:F)45:8
Age (median, range); (years)38.5(0.1–78)1
Medical history3716
 Healthy31(83.8%)
 Cardiovascular history4(10.8%)
 Other (end stage renal disease, alcoholic liver disease and undiagnosed HIV)2(5.4%)
Time from vaccination to symptom onset (median, range);(days)15.5(2–50)1
MRI/CT abnormalities (percentage)16/22(72.7%)31
EEG abnormalities (percentage)8/9(88.9%)44
Lumbar puncture (percentage)50/53(94.3%)
CSF findings
 WBC > 5/μl28/38(73.7%)15
 Protein > 50 mg/dl29/38(76.3%)15
 YFV RT-PCR in CSF2/9(22.2%)44
 Anti-YFV IgM in CSF26/31(81.2%)22
Meningoencephalitis (as reported)38(73.1%)
 Brighton criteria level 1
 Brighton criteria level 225(65.8%)
 Brighton criteria level 38(21.1%)
 Misclassification1(21.1%)
 Insufficient data4(10.5%)
GBS (as reported)7(13.7%)
 Brighton criteria level 1
 Brighton criteria level 26(85.7%)
 Brighton criteria level 3
 Misclassification1(14.3%)
ADEM (as reported)6(11.8%)
 Brighton criteria level 15(83.3%)
 Brighton criteria level 21(16.6%)
Brighton criteria level 3
Myelitis (as reported)b5(9.4)
 Brighton criteria level 25(100%)
Good outcome (for cases with reported outcomes) (percentage)35/51(68.6%)2
 Meningoencephalitis29/38(76.3%)2
 ADEM2/6(33.3%)
 GBS2/7(28.6%)
 Myelitisb2/5(40%)
Age in good outcome group (median, IQR (years))32.5(18–55)
Age in poor outcome group (median, IQR (years))53(21–59)
Therapy (percentage)14/53(26.4%)
Patient characteristicsTotalsMissinga
Gender ratio (M:F)45:8
Age (median, range); (years)38.5(0.1–78)1
Medical history3716
 Healthy31(83.8%)
 Cardiovascular history4(10.8%)
 Other (end stage renal disease, alcoholic liver disease and undiagnosed HIV)2(5.4%)
Time from vaccination to symptom onset (median, range);(days)15.5(2–50)1
MRI/CT abnormalities (percentage)16/22(72.7%)31
EEG abnormalities (percentage)8/9(88.9%)44
Lumbar puncture (percentage)50/53(94.3%)
CSF findings
 WBC > 5/μl28/38(73.7%)15
 Protein > 50 mg/dl29/38(76.3%)15
 YFV RT-PCR in CSF2/9(22.2%)44
 Anti-YFV IgM in CSF26/31(81.2%)22
Meningoencephalitis (as reported)38(73.1%)
 Brighton criteria level 1
 Brighton criteria level 225(65.8%)
 Brighton criteria level 38(21.1%)
 Misclassification1(21.1%)
 Insufficient data4(10.5%)
GBS (as reported)7(13.7%)
 Brighton criteria level 1
 Brighton criteria level 26(85.7%)
 Brighton criteria level 3
 Misclassification1(14.3%)
ADEM (as reported)6(11.8%)
 Brighton criteria level 15(83.3%)
 Brighton criteria level 21(16.6%)
Brighton criteria level 3
Myelitis (as reported)b5(9.4)
 Brighton criteria level 25(100%)
Good outcome (for cases with reported outcomes) (percentage)35/51(68.6%)2
 Meningoencephalitis29/38(76.3%)2
 ADEM2/6(33.3%)
 GBS2/7(28.6%)
 Myelitisb2/5(40%)
Age in good outcome group (median, IQR (years))32.5(18–55)
Age in poor outcome group (median, IQR (years))53(21–59)
Therapy (percentage)14/53(26.4%)

Summary of most important findings of case reports founded in literature.

aMissing refers to the number of cases where the variable was not reported. M, male; F, female; RT-PCR, reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction.

bMyelitis was diagnosed in five cases (9.4%), three of whom had concurrent meningoencephalitis.

Table 2

Summary results of YEL-AND case reports (n = 53)

Patient characteristicsTotalsMissinga
Gender ratio (M:F)45:8
Age (median, range); (years)38.5(0.1–78)1
Medical history3716
 Healthy31(83.8%)
 Cardiovascular history4(10.8%)
 Other (end stage renal disease, alcoholic liver disease and undiagnosed HIV)2(5.4%)
Time from vaccination to symptom onset (median, range);(days)15.5(2–50)1
MRI/CT abnormalities (percentage)16/22(72.7%)31
EEG abnormalities (percentage)8/9(88.9%)44
Lumbar puncture (percentage)50/53(94.3%)
CSF findings
 WBC > 5/μl28/38(73.7%)15
 Protein > 50 mg/dl29/38(76.3%)15
 YFV RT-PCR in CSF2/9(22.2%)44
 Anti-YFV IgM in CSF26/31(81.2%)22
Meningoencephalitis (as reported)38(73.1%)
 Brighton criteria level 1
 Brighton criteria level 225(65.8%)
 Brighton criteria level 38(21.1%)
 Misclassification1(21.1%)
 Insufficient data4(10.5%)
GBS (as reported)7(13.7%)
 Brighton criteria level 1
 Brighton criteria level 26(85.7%)
 Brighton criteria level 3
 Misclassification1(14.3%)
ADEM (as reported)6(11.8%)
 Brighton criteria level 15(83.3%)
 Brighton criteria level 21(16.6%)
Brighton criteria level 3
Myelitis (as reported)b5(9.4)
 Brighton criteria level 25(100%)
Good outcome (for cases with reported outcomes) (percentage)35/51(68.6%)2
 Meningoencephalitis29/38(76.3%)2
 ADEM2/6(33.3%)
 GBS2/7(28.6%)
 Myelitisb2/5(40%)
Age in good outcome group (median, IQR (years))32.5(18–55)
Age in poor outcome group (median, IQR (years))53(21–59)
Therapy (percentage)14/53(26.4%)
Patient characteristicsTotalsMissinga
Gender ratio (M:F)45:8
Age (median, range); (years)38.5(0.1–78)1
Medical history3716
 Healthy31(83.8%)
 Cardiovascular history4(10.8%)
 Other (end stage renal disease, alcoholic liver disease and undiagnosed HIV)2(5.4%)
Time from vaccination to symptom onset (median, range);(days)15.5(2–50)1
MRI/CT abnormalities (percentage)16/22(72.7%)31
EEG abnormalities (percentage)8/9(88.9%)44
Lumbar puncture (percentage)50/53(94.3%)
CSF findings
 WBC > 5/μl28/38(73.7%)15
 Protein > 50 mg/dl29/38(76.3%)15
 YFV RT-PCR in CSF2/9(22.2%)44
 Anti-YFV IgM in CSF26/31(81.2%)22
Meningoencephalitis (as reported)38(73.1%)
 Brighton criteria level 1
 Brighton criteria level 225(65.8%)
 Brighton criteria level 38(21.1%)
 Misclassification1(21.1%)
 Insufficient data4(10.5%)
GBS (as reported)7(13.7%)
 Brighton criteria level 1
 Brighton criteria level 26(85.7%)
 Brighton criteria level 3
 Misclassification1(14.3%)
ADEM (as reported)6(11.8%)
 Brighton criteria level 15(83.3%)
 Brighton criteria level 21(16.6%)
Brighton criteria level 3
Myelitis (as reported)b5(9.4)
 Brighton criteria level 25(100%)
Good outcome (for cases with reported outcomes) (percentage)35/51(68.6%)2
 Meningoencephalitis29/38(76.3%)2
 ADEM2/6(33.3%)
 GBS2/7(28.6%)
 Myelitisb2/5(40%)
Age in good outcome group (median, IQR (years))32.5(18–55)
Age in poor outcome group (median, IQR (years))53(21–59)
Therapy (percentage)14/53(26.4%)

Summary of most important findings of case reports founded in literature.

aMissing refers to the number of cases where the variable was not reported. M, male; F, female; RT-PCR, reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction.

bMyelitis was diagnosed in five cases (9.4%), three of whom had concurrent meningoencephalitis.

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