The economic burden of rotavirus infection in South Korea from 2009 to 2012

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 13; no. 3; p. e0194120
• Main Authors: Lee, Kyung Suk, Lee, Ye-Rin, Park, So-Youn, Oh, In-Hwan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 19.03.2018; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Biology and Life Sciences; Children; Costs; Diarrhea; Economic impact; Economics; Expenditures; Gastroenteritis; Health insurance; Immunization; Infections; Medicine and Health Sciences; People and Places; Preventive medicine; Rotavirus; Social Sciences; Vaccination; Vaccines; United States > US; South Korea

Rotavirus is a common cause of diarrhea worldwide, and vaccination prevents rotaviral gastroenteritis. Since the rotavirus vaccine was introduced in Korea in 2007, the prevalence of rotaviral gastroenteritis has decreased. However, little is known on the economic burden of rotavirus infection and it...