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Which of the following statements are true about meningitis in children?
1) it requires an immediate institution of empirical antibiotic therapy before its aetiology is established;
2) most cases are of viral aetiology;
3) the symptoms might include: vomiting accompanied by headaches, nape stiffness, photophobia, fever;
4) cerebrospinal fluid analysis may reveal an increase in inflammatory cells and protein, regardless of the aetiology;
5) it always leads to irreversible changes in the brain.
The correct answer is: