Rotavirus Epidemiology
Rotavirus is important cause of diarrhea-related hospitalization in U.S. children
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, August 6th, 2006
According to recent research from the United States, "A new rotavirus vaccine may be licensed in the United States in early 2006. Estimates of the burden of severe rotavirus disease, particularly hospitalizations, will help evaluate the potential benefits of a national rotavirus immunization program. The Kids' Inpatient Database, a robust sample of 10% of the uncomplicated births and 80% of other pediatric discharges was used to estimate the number and rate of diarrhea- and rotavirus-associated hospitalizations among U.S. children <5...
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