The impact of rotavirus vaccination in the prevalence of gastroenteritis and comorbidities among children after suboptimal rotavirus vaccines implementation in Taiwan

Autor: Lu, Meng-Che, Shia, Ben-Chang, Kao, Yi-Wei, Lin, Sheng-Chieh, Wang, Chuan-Yu, Lin, Wen-Chuan, Chen, Shih-Yen
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Medicine
ISSN: 1536-5964
0025-7974
Popis: In Taiwan, rotavirus vaccination was implemented in 2006 in the private sector. The population-based impact of rotavirus vaccination on gastroenteritis and comorbidities of children remains under-investigated. We analyzed the annual prevalence of rotavirus-related disease, including gastroenteritis, convulsions, epilepsy, type I diabetes mellitus, intussusception, and biliary atresia among children under 5 years of age. Data were collected from Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database, a nationwide population-based database. A 16-year retrospective cohort study was conducted between 2000 and 2015. Among children
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