Reduction in Acute Gastroenteritis Hospitalizations among US Children After Introduction of Rotavirus Vaccine: Analysis of Hospital Discharge Data from 18 US States

• Published in: The Journal of infectious diseases Vol. 201; no. 11; pp. 1617 - 1624
• Main Authors: Curns, Aaron T., Steiner, Claudia A., Barrett, Marguerite, Hunter, Katherine, Wilson, Emily, Parashar, Umesh D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States The University of Chicago Press 01.06.2010; University of Chicago Press
• Subjects: Age groups; Child, Preschool; Children; Gastroenteritis; Gastroenteritis - epidemiology; Gastroenteritis - prevention & control; Health care costs; Hospitalization; Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data; Hospitalization rates; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Male; Preventive medicine; Rotavirus; Rotavirus Vaccines - immunology; Surveillance; United States - epidemiology; Vaccination; Vaccines, Attenuated - immunology; VIRUSES; United States

Background. In 2006, RotaTeq (RV5) was recommended for routine vaccination of United States (US) infants. We compared hospitalization rates for acute gastroenteritis among US children aged <5 years during pre-RV5 rotavirus seasons from 2000 through 2006 with those during the post-RV5 2007 and 200...