The proportion of deaths from a disease compared to the number of diagnosed cases.
The ratio of deaths within a designated population of living beings with a particular condition, over a certain period of time.
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Examples for "case fatality"
Examples for "case fatality"
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Improving poststroke care may help to reduce stroke case fatality in SSA.
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Crude hospital case fatality rate is of the same magnitude as ebola.
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The latent period and the case fatality proportion are taken from published literature.
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Improving post-stroke care may help to reduce stroke case fatality in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Despite this, the case fatality ratio during the post-war period was significantly lower.
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We have the highest fatality rate due to accidents of any industry.
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Earlier estimates had placed the fatality rate at about 2 per cent.
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KwaZulu-Natal still remains the province with the highest recorded road fatality rate.
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Crude hospital case fatality rate is of the same magnitude as ebola.
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The number of infections was soaring, and with it the fatality rate.
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Crude hospital case fatality rate is of the same magnitude as ebola.
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It can cause encephalitis and pneumonia, and has a high case fatality rate.
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A case fatality rate of 20 % was observed for the patients.
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Age-adjusted case fatality rate was equal in women and men.
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Background: Streptococcus pneumoniae infection is a serious problem worldwide and the case fatality rate remains high.
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Conclusions: Greater severity of illness contributes to the higher case fatality rate observed in sepsis-induced ALI.
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Three patients died ( case fatality rate 3%) and all of them had underlying conditions.
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However, arguments about the case fatality rate, the transmission parameters and presymptomatic transmission all miss the point.
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Discussion: Despite non-multiresistant MT strains, the case fatality rate among TE patients was high in our series.
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The case fatality rate for Lassa fever was 31%.
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For ruptured cases , neither the case fatality rate nor postoperative in-hospital stay were significantly related to hospital volume.
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The average case fatality rate is around 50% - and health-care workers have frequently been infected.
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Results: The overall case fatality rate was 33%.
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Conclusions: There was no statistical difference in the case fatality rate and limited transmission between FCs and LCs.
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Rabies is one of the most deadly infectious diseases, with a case fatality rate approaching 100%.
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Conclusions: The incidence of PJP in this cohort was very low, but the case fatality rate was high.
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