Key result
Rotavirus vaccination over eight years was associated with diminished rates of hospitalizations due to rotavirus acute gastroenteritis, closely related to vaccine coverage.
Why the study?
Does rotavirus vaccination reduce hospitalizations due to rotavirus acute gastroenteritis in children ≤2 years old?
Observational
Yes
Does rotavirus vaccination reduce hospitalizations due to rotavirus acute gastroenteritis in children ≤2 years old?
Rotavirus vaccination coverage is closely related to a decline in hospitalizations for acute gastroenteritis in young children.
May support rotavirus vaccination programs to reduce pediatric hospitalizations; leaves open causal confirmation in randomized trials.
Rotavirus is the leading cause of hospitalization due to acute gastroenteritis (AGE) in infants and toddlers. However, rotavirus vaccination has been associated with a decline in hospitalization rates due to rotavirus AGE. A descriptive retrospective study was conducted to analyze the impact of rotavirus vaccination on the rate of hospitalizations due to AGE among children ≤2 years old in 2 areas of the province of Almería, Spain. After eight years of rotavirus vaccination, rates of hospitalizations due to rotavirus AGE are diminished. This decline is closely related to vaccine coverage in the studied areas.
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Sánchez et al. (2016) conducted an observational in Acute gastroenteritis (AGE). Rotavirus vaccination was evaluated on Rate of hospitalizations due to rotavirus AGE. Rotavirus vaccination over eight years was associated with diminished rates of hospitalizations due to rotavirus acute gastroenteritis, closely related to vaccine coverage.
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