Intussusception cases among children admitted to referral hospitals in Kenya, 2002–2013: implications for monitoring postlicensure safety of rotavirus vaccines in Africa
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2015Author
Omore, Richard
Osawa, Francis
Musia, Janet
Rha, Brian
Ismail, Amina
Kiulia, Nicholas M
Fenny, Moke
Vulule, John
Wainaina, Anthony M
John, Tole
Machoki, Stanley M
Pekka, Nuorti
Robert, F. Breiman
Parashar, Umesh D.
Montgomery, Joel M.
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To describe the epidemiology of intussusception before introduction of the rotavirus vaccine, we reviewed the records of 280 patients younger than 5 years who were hospitalized in Kenya between 2002 and 2013. The patients who died (18 [6.4%]) had sought care later after symptom onset than the patients who survived (median, 5 vs 3 days, respectively; P = .04). Seeking prompt care may improve therapeutic outcomes.
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http://jpids.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2015/08/21/jpids.piv051.shorthttp://hdl.handle.net/11295/91305
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Omore, Richard, Francis Osawa, Janet Musia, Brian Rha, Amina Ismail, Nicholas Mukaria Kiulia, Fenny Moke et al. "Intussusception Cases Among Children Admitted to Referral Hospitals in Kenya, 2002–2013: Implications for Monitoring Postlicensure Safety of Rotavirus Vaccines in Africa." Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (2015): piv051.Publisher
University of Nairobi
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