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

BMC Infect Dis · 2009 · PMC2645407 · PMID 19196453

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Time trends and geographical patterns The absolute number of meningitis cases showed an increasing trend from 175 to 224 (figure 1a ).

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