General Studies · Epidemiology & Public Health
In the context of morbidity statistics, which of the following correctly distinguishes 'case fatality rate' from 'infection fatality rate'?
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- 1Case fatality rate = total deaths / total population; infection fatality rate = total deaths / confirmed cases
- 2Infection fatality rate accounts only for hospitalised deaths; case fatality rate includes community deaths
- 3Both are identical measures calculated from clinical records
- 4Case fatality rate is deaths among confirmed (tested) cases; infection fatality rate is deaths among all infected individuals including undetected cases✓
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Case fatality rate is deaths among confirmed (tested) cases; infection fatality rate is deaths among all infected individuals including undetected cases
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