2012•International Journal of Infectious DiseasesOpen access

Severity of hospitalised rotavirus gastroenteritis in South Australian children prior to and following implementation of an infant rotavirus immunisation program

Helen Marshall, Michelle Clarke, Ying Ying Liew, Geoffrey P. Davidson

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Background: A dramatic reduction in the number of hospitalisations for acute rotavirus gastroenteritis has been observed in Australian children following introduction of the rotavirus immunisation program in July 2007. This study aimed to assess and compare severity of hospitalised rotavirus gastroenteritis in children prior to and following introduction of the rotavirus immunisation program.

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Key concepts: Rotavirus, Medicine, Rotavirus vaccine, Rotavirus gastroenteritis, Pediatrics, Acute gastroenteritis, Rotavirus Infections, Reoviridae