Table 1. Case fatality rate in patients hospitalised for invasive pneumococcal disease, 1952–2001
Period studied [ref.]Patients nCase fatality rate %
1952–1962 [8]113013
1966–1995 [10]443212
1995–1997 [9]583712
1999–2001 [11]730∼12#

  • #: 90-day fatality in intensive care unit versus ward patients, with an average of the two rates ∼12%.