Hospital based surveillance and molecular characterization of rotavirus in children less than 5 years of age with acute gastroenteritis in Nepal

Autor: Binod Man Shrestha, Sarmila Tandukar, Ganesh Kumar Rai, Jatan Bahadur Sherchan, Krishna Prasad Paudel, Ajit Rayamajhi, Jeevan B. Sherchand, Ocean Thakali, Dinesh Bhandari
Rok vydání: 2018
Předmět:
Zdroj: Vaccine. 36:7841-7845
ISSN: 0264-410X
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.07.044
Popis: BACKGROUND Rotavirus remains a significant causative agent of childhood acute gastroenteritis, particularly among children less than 5 years of age. Although precise data on childhood mortality associated with diarrheal disease in Nepal is not available, it is estimated that22% of all rotavirus deaths globally occurs in neighboring country of India. In spite of the substantial burden of rotavirus gastroenteritis in the Indian subcontinent, rotavirus vaccine has not been introduced in Nepal. Continuous surveillance for monitoring rotavirus disease burden and molecular characterization is needed prior to rotavirus vaccine introduction in Nepal. METHODS A total of 3310 stool samples (2849 hospitalized cases and 461 non-hospitalized cases), were collected from patients
Databáze: OpenAIRE