Effectiveness of Monovalent Rotavirus Vaccine Against Hospitalization With Acute Rotavirus Gastroenteritis in Kenyan Children | Zendy

Sammy Khagayi | Zendy; Richard Omore | Zendy; Grieven P. Otieno | Zendy; Billy Ogwel | Zendy; John B. Ochieng | Zendy; Jane Juma | Zendy; Evans Apondi | Zendy; Godfrey Bigogo | Zendy; Clayton Onyango | Zendy; Mwanajuma Ngama | Zendy; Regijeru | Zendy; Betty E. Owor | Zendy; Mike J. Mwanga | Zendy; O. Yaw Addo | Zendy; Collins Tabu | Zendy; Anyangu Amwayi | Zendy; Jason M. Mwenda | Zendy; Jacqueline E. Tate | Zendy; Umesh D. Parashar | Zendy; Robert F. Breiman | Zendy; D. James Nokes | Zendy; Jennifer R. Verani | Zendy

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Effectiveness of Monovalent Rotavirus Vaccine Against Hospitalization With Acute Rotavirus Gastroenteritis in Kenyan Children

Author(s) -

Sammy Khagayi,

Richard Omore,

Grieven P. Otieno,

Billy Ogwel,

John B. Ochieng,

Jane Juma,

Evans Apondi,

Godfrey Bigogo,

Clayton Onyango,

Mwanajuma Ngama,

Regijeru,

Betty E. Owor,

Mike J. Mwanga,

O. Yaw Addo,

Collins Tabu,

Anyangu Amwayi,

Jason M. Mwenda,

Jacqueline E. Tate,

Umesh D. Parashar,

Robert F. Breiman,

D. James Nokes,

Jennifer R. Verani

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/ciz664

Subject(s) - rotavirus , rotavirus vaccine , medicine , kenya , vaccination , pediatrics , odds ratio , confidence interval , diarrhea , underweight , malnutrition , logistic regression , immunization , immunology , body mass index , immune system , biology , overweight , ecology

Rotavirus remains a leading cause of pediatric diarrheal illness and death worldwide. Data on rotavirus vaccine effectiveness in sub-Saharan Africa are limited. Kenya introduced monovalent rotavirus vaccine (RV1) in July 2014. We assessed RV1 effectiveness against rotavirus-associated hospitalization in Kenyan children.

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