Changes in the numbers of patients with acute gastroenteritis after voluntary introduction of the rotavirus vaccine in a Japanese children’s primary emergency medical center

Abstract Background Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) is a major reason for presentation to pediatric primary emergency medical centers. Because rotavirus vaccines were introduced in November 2011 for voluntary vaccination in Japan, we analyzed the changes in the numbers of AGE patients. Methods The numbe...

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Published in:	Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
Main Authors:	Ichiro Morioka, Naohiro Kamiyoshi, Masahiro Nishiyama, Tomohiko Yamamura, Shogo Minamikawa, Sota Iwatani, Hiroaki Nagase, Kandai Nozu, Noriyuki Nishimura, Mariko Taniguchi-Ikeda, Kazuto Ishibashi, Akihito Ishida, Kazumoto Iijima
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Komiyama Printing Co. Ltd 2017-03-01
Subjects:	Children Gastroenteritis Norovirus Rotavirus Vaccination
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12199-017-0638-3