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Rotavirus gastroenteritis in Finnish children in 2006-2008, at the introduction of rotavirus vaccination.
Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases - 1 Jan 2011
Räsänen Sirpa, Lappalainen Suvi, Halkosalo Anne, Salminen Marjo, Vesikari Timo
Abstract excerpt
Rotaviruses (RV) are major causative agents of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) requiring hospitalization in children; RV hospitalizations may be largely eliminated by universal mass vaccination with RV vaccine. We conducted a hospital-based prospective survey of AGE in children over 2 RV epidemic seasons, from 2006 to 2008, when the coverage of RV vaccination in Finland increased to 35% of the birth cohort. RVs were...
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