Table 2 Cases of bacterial meningitis, distribution by age and aetiology, 2001–2005, Lazio, Italy.
0–4 | 5–9 | 10–14 | 15–24 | 25–64 | >64 | m.i. | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Population on 1/1/2003 | 230140 | 233211 | 250767 | 540633 | 2942446 | 948608 | 5145805 | |
Pneumococcus | 42 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 99 | 70 | 221 | |
Meningococcus | 55 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 56 | 5 | 1 | 161 |
Tuberculosis | 6 | 1 | 4 | 53 | 18 | 82 | ||
Streptococcus spp.* | 29 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 62 | |
Stafilococcus spp. | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 59 |
Haemophilus | 25 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 46 | ||
Listeria | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 28 | |||
Salmonella | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
Other bacteria specified | 11 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 39 | |||
Other bacteria NOS | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 18 | 83 | |
Unknown | 25 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 60 | 34 | 161 | |
Total | 219 | 44 | 33 | 69 | 375 | 202 | 2 | 944 |