Burden of rotavirus-associated and non-rotavirus-associated diarrhea among nonhospitalized individuals in central Italy: a 1-year sentinel-based epidemiological and virological surveillance.
A community sentinel pediatrician-based epidemiological and virological surveillance study was conducted to estimate the incidence of gastroenteritis and laboratory-confirmed rotavirus-associated disease. The 1-year cumulative incidence of gastroenteritis in the cohort of children aged 0-5 years was 21%, with the highest rates in the 7-12-month and 13-18-month age groups (41.1% and 41.7%, respectively). Approximately one-third of gastroenteritis cases requiring an office visit or telephone consultation were attributable to rotavirus infection.
Ansaldi
Filippo
F
Department of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy. filippo.ansaldi@unige.it
Lai
Piero
P
Valle
Laura
L
Riente
Rosamaria
R
Durando
Paolo
P
Sticchi
Laura
L
Tucci
Pierluigi
P
Biasci
Paolo
P
Crovari
Pietro
P
Gasparini
Roberto
R
Icardi
Giancarlo
G
D002675:Child, Preschool; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance