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Figure depicts the annual variation of the relative frequency of S. pneumoniae causing pneumococcal meningitis and also the variation in the number of CSF samples collected from children <5 years. Frequency of S. pneumoniae was determined using polymerase chain reaction (PCR). CSF: cerebrospinal fluid.
