Researchers have found that infant vaccination against rotavirus is associated with a significant decline in US hospitalisation rates for acute gastroenteritis in a study in The Journal of Infectious Diseases.
Aaron Curns, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, and colleagues performed a large, retrospective study of US children aged younger than five years for hospitalisation due to acute gastroenteritis during a typical rotavirus season.
The investigators estimated that the vaccine prevented about 55,000 acute gastroenteritis hospitalisations during the 2008 rotavirus season, with rates becoming one-half to two-thirds lower at periods, compared to previous seasons.
Tags: Paediatrics
