Hospitalizations associated with rotavirus gastroenteritis in Spain, 2001-2005

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Background. This study aims to describe and analyze hospital admissions in Spain due to rotavirus infections among children aged 5 years or under during the period 2001-2005, along with the associated health cost. Methods. To update estimates of rotavirus hospitalizations rates in Spain, we conducted a retrospective study of 5 years of national hospitalization data associated with acute gastroenteritis using the Minimum Basic Data Set. Results. During the study period, a total of 17.1% of all admissions due to acute gastroenteritis of any etiology in children aged ≤ 5 years were attributable to rotavirus infection as determined by the rotavirus-specific International Classification of Diseases, ninth revision, Clinical Modification code. A mean incidence of 135 hospital admissions attributable to rotavirus per 100,000 children aged ≤ 5 years was found. Hospitalizations associated with rotavirus had a marked winter-time seasonality. The estimated cost of hospital admission attributable to rotavirus has risen from 3 million euros estimated for 2001 to almost 7 million euros estimated in 2005. Conclusion. Rotavirus gastroenteritis remains an important cause of hospitalizations in Spanish children, mostly during the winter season. © 2008 López-de-Andrés et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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López-De-Andrés, A., Jiménez-García, R., Carrasco-Garrido, P., Alvaro-Meca, A., Galarza, P. G., & De Miguel, Á. G. (2008). Hospitalizations associated with rotavirus gastroenteritis in Spain, 2001-2005. BMC Public Health, 8. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-8-109

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