Effectiveness of rotavirus vaccination in prevention of hospital admissions for rotavirus gastroenteritis among young children in Belgium: case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the effectiveness of rotavirus vaccination among young children in Belgium.

Design

Prospective case-control study.

Setting

Random sample of 39 Belgian hospitals, February 2008 to June 2010.

Participants

215 children admitted to hospital with rotavirus gastroenteritis confirmed by polymerase chain reaction and 276 age and hospital matched controls. All children were of an eligible age to have received rotavirus vaccination (that is, born after 1 October 2006 and aged ≥ 14 weeks).

Main outcome measure

Vaccination status of children admitted to hospital with rotavirus gastroenteritis and matched controls.

Results

99 children (48%) admitted with rotavirus gastroenteritis and 244 (91%) controls had received at least one dose of an

SUBMITTER: Braeckman T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3414434 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature