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ArticleActa bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis2018

Rotavirus gastroenteritis hospitalization rates and correlation with rotavirus vaccination coverage in Sicily.

Vincenzo Restivo, Francesca Caracci, Claudia Emilia Sannasardo, Francesco Scarpitta, Carlotta Vella, Gianmarco Ventura, Fabio Tramuto, Claudio Costantino

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Article in Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Vincenzo RestivoUniversity of Palermo - Department of Science for Health Promotion and Mother to Child Care. vincenzo.restivo@unipa.it.
Francesca Caracci
Claudia Emilia Sannasardo
Francesco Scarpitta
Carlotta Vella
Gianmarco Ventura
Fabio Tramuto
Claudio Costantino
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Abstract

Background and aim of the works: Rotavirus (RV) is considered the main cause of gastroenteritis in children from 0 to 59 months and vaccination represents the only strategy to prevent hospitalizations due to RV. In 2013 Sicilian Region introduced universal RV vaccination for all newborns. The present study aims to estimate the reduction rotavirus gastroenteritis (RVGE) hospitalization rates among Sicilian children and their relations with vaccination coverages of the nine Sicilian Local Health Units (LHUs).

methodsWere analyzed hospital discharge records including a diagnosis of RVGE occurred from January 2009 to December 2017 in hospitalized children aged 0 to 59 months, residents in Sicily. Were reported data on complete RV vaccination cycles among Sicilian children under 12 months of age (vaccination coverage).

resultsA 49.2% overall reduction of RVGE hospitalization rates was reported after RV vaccination introduction. A more considerable reduction of hospitalization rates was observed among children aged 0 to 11 months (-61.4%), followed by children aged 12-23 months (-51.2%) and 24-35 months (-48.8%). In all the nine Sicilian Local Health Units (LHUs), a reduction of RVGE hospitalization rates was observed after RV vaccine implementation.

conclusionsThis study demonstrated the significant impact of RV vaccination on RVGE hospitalization rates in Sicily, especially among children aged 0 to 23 months. The reduction in RVGE hospitalization rates observed in the Sicilian LHUs after universal vaccination program implementation, were generally higher or consistent with average vaccination coverage reported from 2013 to 2017.

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Rotavirus VaccinesChild, PreschoolFemaleGastroenteritisHealth PromotionHospitalizationHumansIncidenceInfantInfant, NewbornMaleRetrospective StudiesRotavirus InfectionsSicilyVaccination CoverageRotavirus Vaccines

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