BACKGROUND In the United States, rotavirus gastroenteritis remains a common disease of children that results in many hospitalizations, clinic visits and medical costs. It is a common cause of morbidity and is associated with a high economic burden in developing countries. Prevention of hospitalizations is the primary target of rotavirus vaccines. METHODS To update estimates of rotavirus hospi...

ENWEndNote BIBJabRef, Mendeley RISPapers, Reference Manager, RefWorks, Zotero AMA Jasielska M, Kalita B, Kałużny-Czyż Grzybowska-Chlebowczyk U. Rotavirus and adenovirus infections co-infections as a cause of acute gastroenteritis in hospitalized children – single centre study. Pediatria Polska - Polish Journal Paediatrics. 2023. doi:10.5114/polp.2023.125465. APA Jasielska, M., Kalita, B., Kałuż...

Rotavirus is the most common cause of severe gastroenteritis in children worldwide. This retrospective, cross-sectional study was undertaken in a sentinel hospital that provides the only pediatric beds for the local population with an average of 4,400 children aged <5 years and determined the incidence of rotavirus hospitalizations. Medical charts that recorded acute gastroenteritis cases occur...

BACKGROUND In anticipation of introduction of a rotavirus vaccine into the national immunization program of Bangladesh, active hospital-based surveillance was initiated to provide prevaccine baseline data on rotavirus disease. METHODS Children 5 years of age and younger admitted with acute gastroenteritis (AGE) (≥3 watery or looser-than-normal stools or ≥1 episode of forceful vomiting) at 7 h...

patients and materials this was a across-sectional prospective study performed at the pediatric department of rasoul hospital, tehran, iran (2009-2011) on 80 hospitalized children with viral age. all stool samples were collected on viral transport media. human bocavirus (hbov) was detected using the real-time pcr taqman method. molecular detection of human parechovirus type 1 (hpev-1) rna in st...

BACKGROUND Rotavirus remains the commonest cause of severe dehydrating diarrhea among children worldwide. Children in developing countries die more because of several factors including poorer access to hydration therapy and greater prevalence of malnutrition. Hitherto, the magnitude of rotavirus disease in Uganda has remained unknown. This study was therefore done to determine the prevalence an...

AIMS To examine the disease burden and epidemiology of community acquired rotavirus gastroenteritis in Austrian children treated in a paediatric practice. METHODS A prospective, population based, multicentre study in four paediatric practices and two children's hospitals (Innsbruck and Leoben). Children </= 48 months of age presenting with gastroenteritis during a six month period of rotaviru...

Transmission of rotavirus infection was studied in a birth cohort of children based in an urban slum in Vellore and their familial contacts. Contemporaneous samples from index patients and their familial contacts were collected for analysis in three different settings. Firstly, samples were collected from familial contacts during a period of rotavirus infection in children from the cohort. Seco...

BACKGROUND Rotavirus is the main cause of severe acute gastroenteritis in children in Africa. Monovalent human rotavirus vaccine (RV1) was added into Malawi's infant immunisation schedule on Oct 29, 2012. We aimed to assess the impact and effectiveness of RV1 on rotavirus gastroenteritis in the 2 years after introduction. METHODS From Jan 1, 2012, to June 30, 2014, we recruited children young...

INTRODUCTION Rotavirus is the leading cause of severe diarrhoea among infants and young children. Each year more than 611 000 children die from rotavirus gastroenteritis, and two million are hospitalized, worldwide. In Kenya, the impact of recent rotavirus vaccinations on morbidities has not been estimated. The study aimed at determining the prevalence and identity of rotavirus strains isolated...