Reduction in pediatric rotavirus-related hospitalizations after universal rotavirus vaccination in Belgium.
Pediatr Infect Dis J
; 30(7): e120-5, 2011 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
This study investigated the effect of pediatric vaccination against rotavirus on the number of rotavirus-related hospitalizations of children in Belgium.METHODS:
This retrospective database study was conducted at 12 pediatric hospitals in Belgium (546 pediatric beds, 30.6% of Belgian total). Children ≤ 5 years attending hospital for any reason were eligible if they had a rotavirus stool test at one of the study centers. The number of rotavirus-positive stool tests and hospitalizations for acute gastroenteritis (AGE) were compared for prevaccination (June 2004-May 2006) and postvaccination (June 2007-May 2009) study periods.RESULTS:
The number of rotavirus-positive stool tests in children who were ≤ 5 years of age decreased from an average of 881 in the prevaccination period to 368 in the first year postvaccination period and 199 in the second. In children 2 to 24 months of age, the percentage reductions were 65% (95% confidence interval [CI] 62%, 69%) and 80% (95% CI 77%, 83%) in the first and second years after vaccination, respectively, compared with prevaccination. In children <2 months, the reductions were 50% (95% CI 36%, 64%) and 64% (95% CI 49%, 76%), respectively, and in children >24 months the corresponding values were 20% (95% CI 14%, 28%) and 64% (95% CI 56%, 72%). The number of AGE-driven hospital admissions and hospitalization days for AGE declined by 33% and 36%, respectively, from prevaccination to the second year postvaccination in children ≤ 2 years of age.CONCLUSIONS:
Pediatric rotavirus vaccination in Belgium significantly reduced rotavirus-related hospitalizations in the first and second years after introduction.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Infecciones por Rotavirus
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Vacunación
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Vacunas contra Rotavirus
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Hospitalización
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
Límite:
Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Pediatr Infect Dis J
Asunto de la revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
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PEDIATRIA
Año:
2011
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Bélgica