Effectiveness of rotavirus vaccines against hospitalisations in Japan

Effectiveness of rotavirus vaccines against hospitalisations in Japan

Abstract Background In Japan, rotavirus hospitalisation occurs at a rate from 2.8 to 13.7 per 1000 child-years among children age less than 5 years, and it imposes a substantial burden to the healthcare system in the country. While both monovalent (RV1) and pentavalent (RV5) rotavirus vaccines are l...

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Main Authors: Yoshiyuki Fujii, Atsuko Noguchi, Shinobu Miura, Haruka Ishii, Toyoko Nakagomi, Osamu Nakagomi, Tsutomu Takahashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
Rotavirus gastroenteritis
Rotavirus vaccine
Hospitalisation
Vaccine effectiveness
Case-control study
Screening method
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-017-0916-7

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