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From: Diagnostic status and epidemiological characteristics of community-acquired bacterial meningitis in children from 2019 to 2020: a multicenter retrospective study

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Flow diagram for the selection of subjects in the retrospective cohort study of CABM in children aged 0–14 years in Zhejiang province from 2019 to 2020

Note: 1). Some critical cases died without lumbar puncture. This type of case could be diagnosed by typical clinical manifestations and brain imaging abnormalities, such as subdural effusion/empyema, meningeal thickening, or enhanced echo of the brain ependymal. 2) The first atypical CSF change required dynamic observation of changes in indicators.

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