Trends in rotavirus from 2001 to 2015 in two paediatric hospitals in Atlanta, Georgia

Trends in rotavirus from 2001 to 2015 in two paediatric hospitals in Atlanta, Georgia

We compared rotavirus detection patterns before (2001-2006) and after (2008-2015) rotavirus vaccine introduction. We also compared rotavirus detection patterns in odd (2009, 2011, 2013, 2015) and even (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) years post-vaccine separately. Results of stool rotavirus antigen testing...

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Veröffentlicht in:Epidemiology and infection 2018-03, Vol.146 (4), p.1-467
Hauptverfasser: Sederdahl, B K, Yi, J, Jerris, R C, Gillespie, S E, Westblade, L F, Kraft, C S, Shane, A L, Anderson, E J
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Children
Emergency medical services
Epidemiology
Hospitalization
Immunization
Infectious diseases
Other Gastrointestinal infection
Pediatrics
Rotavirus
Short Report
Vaccines
Viruses
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Zusammenfassung:We compared rotavirus detection patterns before (2001-2006) and after (2008-2015) rotavirus vaccine introduction. We also compared rotavirus detection patterns in odd (2009, 2011, 2013, 2015) and even (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) years post-vaccine separately. Results of stool rotavirus antigen testing from inpatient, outpatient and emergency department encounters from July 2000 to July 2015 at two paediatric hospital laboratories in Atlanta, Georgia were reviewed. Post-vaccine, rotavirus detection declined (30.2% vs. 13.7% (overall 54.6% decline, P
ISSN:0950-2688
1469-4409
DOI:10.1017/S0950268818000183