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Burden and genotyping of rotavirus disease in the United Arab Emirates: a multicenter hospital-based surveillance.
Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics - 1 Jan 2014
Howidi Mohammad, Balhaj Ghazala, Yaseen Hakam, Gopala Kusuma, Van Doorn Leen Jan, DeAntonio Rodrigo
Abstract excerpt
Rotavirus (RV) is the most common etiological agent causing acute gastroenteritis (GE) in children aged <5 years. This cross-sectional, hospital-based surveillance study (NCT01201252) was designed to investigate RVGE disease burden. It was conducted from July 2009-July 2010 at 3 referral hospitals in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Children who had been hospitalized for acute GE were enrolled with informed...
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