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SUBMITTER: Soares-Weiser K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6816010 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Soares-Weiser Karla K Bergman Hanna H Henschke Nicholas N Pitan Femi F Cunliffe Nigel N
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 20191028 10
<h4>Background</h4>Rotavirus results in more diarrhoea-related deaths in children under five years than any other single agent in countries with high childhood mortality. It is also a common cause of diarrhoea-related hospital admissions in countries with low childhood mortality. Rotavirus vaccines that have been prequalified by the World Health Organization (WHO) include a monovalent vaccine (RV1; Rotarix, GlaxoSmithKline), a pentavalent vaccine (RV5; RotaTeq, Merck), and, more recently, anothe ...[more]