Early impact of rotavirus vaccination in a large paediatric hospital in the UK.
Hungerford, D;
Read, JM;
Cooke, RP;
Vivancos, R;
Iturriza-Gómara, M;
Allen, DJ;
French, N;
Cunliffe, N;
(2015)
Early impact of rotavirus vaccination in a large paediatric hospital in the UK.
Technical Report.
Elsevier.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2015.12.010
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The impact of routine rotavirus vaccination on community-acquired (CA) and healthcare-associated (HA) rotavirus gastroenteritis (RVGE) at a large paediatric hospital, UK, was investigated over a 13-year period. A total of 1644 hospitalized children aged 0-15 years tested positive for rotavirus between July 2002 and June 2015. Interrupted time-series analysis demonstrated that, post vaccine introduction (July 2013 to June 2015), CA- and HA-RVGE hospitalizations were 83% [95% confidence interval (CI): 72-90%) and 83% (95% CI: 66-92%] lower than expected, respectively. Rotavirus vaccination has rapidly reduced the hospital rotavirus disease burden among both CA- and HA-RVGE cases.