Hospital-Based Surveillance to Estimate the Burden of Rotavirus Gastroenteritis Among European Children Younger Than 5 Years of Age

Rotavirus is the leading cause of acute gastroenteritis requiring hospitalization in young children. Data on the burden of rotavirus gastroenteritis are needed to guide recommendations for rotavirus vaccine use. This study was undertaken to estimate the burden of rotavirus gastroenteritis in Europea...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pediatrics (Evanston) 2009-03, Vol.123 (3), p.e393-e400
Hauptverfasser:	Forster, Johannes, Guarino, Alfredo, Parez, Nathalie, Moraga, Fernando, Roman, Enriqueta, Mory, Olivier, Tozzi, Alberto E, de Aguileta, Ana Lopez, Wahn, Ulrich, Graham, Clive, Berner, Reinhard, Ninan, Titus, Barberousse, Celia, Meyer, Nadia, Soriano-Gabarro, Montse, and Rotavirus Study Group
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Factors Chemical Sciences Child, Preschool Children & youth Community-Acquired Infections - epidemiology Community-Acquired Infections - virology Cross-Sectional Studies Emergency Service, Hospital - utilization Europe Feces - virology Female Gastroenteritis - epidemiology Gastroenteritis - virology Gastroenterology Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data Humans Immunization Immunoassay Infant Male Organic chemistry Pediatrics Population Surveillance Prospective Studies Rotavirus Infections - epidemiology Rotavirus Infections - virology Seasons Studies Utilization Review Vaccines Viruses
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Zusammenfassung:	Rotavirus is the leading cause of acute gastroenteritis requiring hospitalization in young children. Data on the burden of rotavirus gastroenteritis are needed to guide recommendations for rotavirus vaccine use. This study was undertaken to estimate the burden of rotavirus gastroenteritis in European children
ISSN:	0031-4005 1098-4275
DOI:	10.1542/peds.2008-2088