title: ROTASCORE Study: epidemiological observational study of acute gastroenteritis with or without rotavirus in Greek children younger than 5 years old.
abstract: We present the results of a prospective multi-center, community-based epidemiological observational study regarding the clinical burden of pediatric rotavirus gastroenteritis (PRG) in Greece.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Department, Thessaloniki Hospital of Infectious Diseases, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kavaliotis
authors.forename: Vassiliki
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Papaevangelou
authors.forename: Vassiliki
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Aggelakou
authors.forename: Lito
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mantagou
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Trimis
authors.forename: Vithleem
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Papadopoulou
authors.forename: Georgia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vlachaki
authors.forename: Nikoleta
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nikolakopoulou
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Konstantopoulos
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016021:Epidemiologic Studies; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D006115:Greece / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*