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Evaluation of Intussusception After Oral Monovalent Rotavirus Vaccination in South Africa
Author(s) -
Michelle J. Groome,
Jacqueline E. Tate,
Marion Arnold,
Milind Chitnis,
Sharon Cox,
Corné de Vos,
Mari Kirsten,
Susanna M le Grange,
Jerome Loveland,
Sello Machaea,
Ashwini Maharaj,
Nick Andrews,
Shabir A. Madhi,
Umesh D. Parashar
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciz431
Subject(s) - medicine , intussusception (medical disorder) , rotavirus , vaccination , rotavirus vaccine , virology , pediatrics , surgery , virus
Postlicensure studies have shown an association between rotavirus vaccination and intussusception. We assessed the risk of intussusception associated with Rotarix (RV1) administration, at 6 and 14 weeks of age, in an upper-middle-income country, South Africa.

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