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From: Incidence of bacterial meningitis (2001–2005) in Lazio, Italy: the results of a integrated surveillance system

Figure 3

Bacterial meningitis Case Fatality Rate by aetiological agent and age. The top of the figure reports the row CFR (%) for each aetiological agent, the expected number of deaths according to age-specific death rates for each age bracket, the standardised fatality ratio (i.e. observed deaths/expected deaths*100) and the relative confidence intervals. The graph reports age-specific fatality rates for all meningitis. The category "other" includes unknown aetiology. 2001–2005, Lazio, Italy.

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