The Infona portal uses cookies, i.e. strings of text saved by a browser on the user's device. The portal can access those files and use them to remember the user's data, such as their chosen settings (screen view, interface language, etc.), or their login data. By using the Infona portal the user accepts automatic saving and using this information for portal operation purposes. More information on the subject can be found in the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. By closing this window the user confirms that they have read the information on cookie usage, and they accept the privacy policy and the way cookies are used by the portal. You can change the cookie settings in your browser.
The burden of hospital admissions for pneumococcal meningitis in pediatric population in Spain during a 9-year period was estimated. Data were obtained from the national information system (computerized hospital discharge data). There were 770 hospital admissions with an annual incidence of 1.44 cases per 100,000 population. Rate of death and case-fatality rate were 0.11 per 100,000 population and...