کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2406825 1103097 2009 4 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
The burden of hospitalised rotavirus infections in Fiji
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری ایمنی شناسی و میکروب شناسی ایمونولوژی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
The burden of hospitalised rotavirus infections in Fiji
چکیده انگلیسی

Rotavirus is the most common cause of acute severe dehydrating diarrhoea in young children worldwide. We describe the burden of rotavirus disease and the rotavirus types causing it in the largest city in Fiji. During 2006 and 2007, 592 children under 5 years of age were admitted to hospital in Suva, Fiji with acute diarrhoea. Of the 454 children for whom a stool specimen was tested, 39% were positive for rotavirus and the predominant strain found was the serotype G3[P8]. There is a significant burden of disease due to rotavirus in Fiji and the introduction of rotavirus vaccines into the national immunization schedule may drastically reduce inpatient diarrhoeal disease.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Vaccine - Volume 27, Supplement 5, 20 November 2009, Pages F108–F111
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