Effectiveness of rotavirus vaccination in prevention of hospital admissions for rotavirus gastroenteritis among young children in Belgium : case-control study
Objective : To evaluate the effectiveness of rotavirus vaccination among young children in Belgium. Design : Prospective case-control study. Setting : Random sample of 39 Belgian hospitals, February 2008 to June 2010. Participants : 215 children admitted to hospital with rotavirus gastroenteritis confirmed by polymerase chain reaction and 276 age and hospital matched controls. All children were of an eligible age to have received rotavirus vaccination (that is, born after 1 October 2006 and aged >= 14 weeks). Main outcome measure : Vaccination status of children admitted to hospital with ro... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | journalarticle |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2012 |
Schlagwörter: | Medicine and Health Sciences / DISEASE / DOUBLE-BLIND / UNITED-STATES / 1ST 2 YEARS / DIARRHEA-ASSOCIATED HOSPITALIZATIONS / EFFICACY / INFANTS / BURDEN / REDUCTION / AUSTRALIA |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26601723 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/3053133 |