Changes in the numbers of patients with acute gastroenteritis after voluntary introduction of the rotavirus vaccine in a Japanese children's primary emergency medical center

• Main Authors: Ichiro Morioka (Author), Naohiro Kamiyoshi (Author), Masahiro Nishiyama (Author), Tomohiko Yamamura (Author), Shogo Minamikawa (Author), Sota Iwatani (Author), Hiroaki Nagase (Author), Kandai Nozu (Author), Noriyuki Nishimura (Author), Mariko Taniguchi-Ikeda (Author), Kazuto Ishibashi (Author), Akihito Ishida (Author), Kazumoto Iijima (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Komiyama Printing Co. Ltd, 2017-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) is a major reason for presentation to pediatric primary emergency medical centers. Because rotavirus vaccines were introduced in November 2011 for voluntary vaccination in Japan, we analyzed the changes in the numbers of AGE patients. Methods The numbe...