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. 2018 Aug 17;7(3):257-260.
doi: 10.1093/jpids/pix057.

National Estimates of Reductions in Acute Gastroenteritis-Related Hospitalizations and Associated Costs in US Children After Implementation of Rotavirus Vaccines

Eyal Leshem  1   2 , Jacqueline E Tate  2 , Claudia A Steiner  3 , Aaron T Curns  2 , Ben A Lopman  4 , Umesh D Parashar  2
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National Estimates of Reductions in Acute Gastroenteritis-Related Hospitalizations and Associated Costs in US Children After Implementation of Rotavirus Vaccines

Eyal Leshem et al. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. .

Abstract

We compared acute gastroenteritis (AGE)-related hospitalization rates among children <5 years of age during the pre-rotavirus vaccine (2000-2006) and post-rotavirus vaccine (2008-2013) periods to estimate national reductions in AGE-related hospitalizations and associated costs. We estimate that between 2008 and 2013, AGE-related hospitalizations declined by 382000, and $1.228 billion in medical costs were averted.

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