The paediatric burden of rotavirus disease in Europe

被引：81

作者：

Banyai, Krisztian ^{[1
]}

Desselberger, Ulrich ^{[1
]}

Franco, Elisabetta ^{[1
]}

Giaquinto, Carlo ^{[1
]}

Grimprel, Emmanuel ^{[1
]}

Huppertz, Hans-Ko ^{[1
]}

Mezsner, Zsofia ^{[1
]}

Mrukowicz, Jacek ^{[1
]}

Rodrigo, Carlos ^{[1
]}

Soriano-Gabarro, Montse ^{[1
]}

Tatochenko, Vladimir ^{[1
]}

Vesikari, Timo ^{[1
]}

De Vos, Beatrice ^{[1
]}

Wolleswinkel-van den Bosch, Judith ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Dipartimento Pediat, I-35128 Padua, Italy

来源：

EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION | 2006年 / 134卷 / 05期

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D O I：

10.1017/S0950268806006091

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

Rotaviruses are a major cause of hospitalizations for acute gastroenteritis in developed countries. This review shows the burden of rotavirus disease in < 5-year-old children in Europe. An estimated 72 000-77 000 hospitalizations for community-acquired rotavirus disease occur annually in the 23 million under-fives living in the European Union (EU-25), with a median cost of E1417 per case. Annual hospitalization incidence rates range from 0(.)3 to 11(.)9/1000 children < 5 years old (median 3/1000). The median proportion of hospital-acquired rotavirus disease among all cases of hospitalization for rotavirus disease is estimated to be 21%. Countries of the EU-25 require information on the burden of rotavirus disease to support introduction of rotavirus vaccines. Data on cases treated at home, medical visits, and emergency wards as well as rotavirus-associated deaths are limited. To fully evaluate the impact and effectiveness of rotavirus vaccination programmes in Europe, additional epidemiological studies will be critical and desirable.

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页码：908 / 916

页数：9

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