Safety monitoring of ROTAVAC vaccine and etiological investigation of intussusception in India: study protocol

Safety monitoring of ROTAVAC vaccine and etiological investigation of intussusception in India: study protocol

Abstract Background ROTAVAC, an indigenous rotavirus vaccine, was introduced in the universal immunization program of India in four states in 2016 and expanded to five more states in 2017. The clinical trial on efficacy of ROTAVAC did not detect an increased risk of intussusception, but the trial wa...

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Main Authors: Samarasimha Reddy, Nayana P. Nair, Sidhartha Giri, Venkata Raghava Mohan, Jacqueline E. Tate, Umesh D. Parashar, Mohan D. Gupte, Rashmi Arora, Gagandeep Kang, Indian Intussusception Surveillance Network
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
ROTAVAC
Rotavirus vaccine
Intussusception
India
Self-controlled case series methods
Infectious etiologies
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-018-5809-7

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