| Literature DB >> 26810147 |
Francisco Giménez Sánchez1,2, Esperanza Jiménez Nogueira3, Miguel Sánchez Forte3, Mercedes Ibáñez Alcalde4, Elvira Cobo3, Raquel Angulo4, Pablo Garrido Fernández5.
Abstract
Rotavirus is the leading cause of hospitalization due to acute gastroenteritis (AGE) in infants and toddlers. However, rotavirus vaccination has been associated with a decline in hospitalization rates due to rotavirus AGE. A descriptive retrospective study was conducted to analyze the impact of rotavirus vaccination on the rate of hospitalizations due to AGE among children ≤2 years old in 2 areas of the province of Almería, Spain. After eight years of rotavirus vaccination, rates of hospitalizations due to rotavirus AGE are diminished. This decline is closely related to vaccine coverage in the studied areas.Entities:
Keywords: acute gastroenteritis; coverage; diarrhea; hospitalization; rotavirus; uptake; vaccine
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Year: 2016 PMID: 26810147 PMCID: PMC4962960 DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2015.1118592
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Hum Vaccin Immunother ISSN: 2164-5515 Impact factor: 3.452