Effectiveness of rotavirus vaccines, licensed but not funded, against rotavirus hospitalizations in the Valencia Region, Spain

Authors :: Pérez-Vilar S
Díez-Domingo J
López-Lacort M
Martínez-Úbeda S
Martinez-Beneito MA
Source :: BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES, r-FISABIO. Repositorio Institucional de Producción Científica, instname, r-FISABIO: Repositorio Institucional de Producción Científica, Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana (FISABIO)
Publication Year :: 2015
Publisher :: BIOMED CENTRAL LTD, 2015.
Abstract: Background: Although rotavirus vaccines have been licensed in Spain for over 8 years, they are not funded by its public health systems. The analysis of their effectiveness in the Valencia Region could better inform decisions about potential inclusion in the official immunization schedule. Our aim was to assess the effectiveness of Rotarix (R) (RV1) and RotaTeq (R) (RV5) against rotavirus hospitalizations. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study using the region's health care databases, among resident children aged

Subjects :: Rotavirus
Diarrhea
Hospitalization
virus diseases
Effectiveness
Rotavirus vaccines
Gastroenteritis

ISSN :: 14712334
Database :: OpenAIRE
Journal :: BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES, r-FISABIO. Repositorio Institucional de Producción Científica, instname, r-FISABIO: Repositorio Institucional de Producción Científica, Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana (FISABIO)
Accession number :: edsair.dedup.wf.001..3dec578b770d734490d608d51b4627ae

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