Abstract
A community sentinel pediatrician-based epidemiological and virological surveillance study was conducted to estimate the incidence of gastroenteritis and laboratory-confirmed rotavirus-associated disease. The 1-year cumulative incidence of gastroenteritis in the cohort of children aged 0-5 years was 21%, with the highest rates in the 7-12-month and 13-18-month age groups (41.1% and 41.7%, respectively). Approximately one-third of gastroenteritis cases requiring an office visit or telephone consultation were attributable to rotavirus infection.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Clinical Infectious Diseases |
Volume | 46 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Mar 15 2008 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Immunology
- Medicine(all)