Annual changes in rotavirus hospitalization rates before and after rotavirus vaccine implementation in the United States.

Hospitalizations for rotavirus and acute gastroenteritis (AGE) have declined in the US with rotavirus vaccination, though biennial peaks in incidence in children aged less than 5 years occur. This pattern may be explained by lower rotavirus vaccination coverage in US children (59% to 73% from 2010-2...

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Main Authors: Minesh P Shah, Rebecca M Dahl, Umesh D Parashar, Benjamin A Lopman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5812572?pdf=render