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The burden of hospitalizations and clinic visits for rotavirus disease in children aged <5 years in the Philippines.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Nov 2009
Carlos Celia C, Inobaya Marianette T, Bresee Joseph S, Lagrada Marietta L, Olorosa Agnettah M, Kirkwood Carl D, Widdowson Marc-Alain
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Recent data on the burden of hospitalization and clinic visits for rotavirus gastroenteritis are needed to support the decision to introduce rotavirus vaccine in the Philippines. METHODS: From 2005 through 2006, children aged <5 years with acute diarrhea who attended 1 of 7 clinics and/or hospitals in Muntinlupa City, the Philippines, were enrolled. Clinical and demographic data were collected, and a...
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