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How serious is Bacterial meningitis?

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How serious is Bacterial meningitis?

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Society issues for Bacterial meningitis Hospitalization statistics for Bacterial meningitis: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Bacterial meningitis: • 0.005% (692) of hospital consultant episodes were for pneumococcal meningitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03) • 74% of hospital consultant episodes for pneumococcal meningitis required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03) • 53% of hospital consultant episodes for pneumococcal meningitis were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03) • 47% of hospital consultant episodes for pneumococcal meningitis were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03) • 80% of hospital consultant episodes for pneumococcal meningitis required emergency hospital admission in England 200