INTRODUCTION: Rotavirus is the main aetiological agent of severe acute gastroenteritis in childhood. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A prospective study on the incidence and cost of acute gastroenteritis in children under 5 years. RESULTS: Rotavirus was the most frequent aetiological agent. The cumulative incidence of hospitalisation decreased over the study period. CONCLUSIONS: Rotavirus is the most common cause of acute community acquired gastroenteritis requiring hospital admission in the area of Fuenlabrada (Madrid).
INTRODUCTION: Rotavirus is the main aetiological agent of severe acute gastroenteritis in childhood. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A prospective study on the incidence and cost of acute gastroenteritis in children under 5 years. RESULTS: Rotavirus was the most frequent aetiological agent. The cumulative incidence of hospitalisation decreased over the study period. CONCLUSIONS: Rotavirus is the most common cause of acute community acquired gastroenteritis requiring hospital admission in the area of Fuenlabrada (Madrid).