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Sanz Santaeufemia, F. J; Roa Francia, M. A; García Talavera, M. E; Tejedor Torres, J. C; Sebastián Planas, M.
Affiliation
  • Sanz Santaeufemia, F. J; CS Navas del Rey. Madrid. España
  • Roa Francia, M. A; Hospital General de Móstoles. Madrid. España
  • García Talavera, M. E; CS Dr. Trueta. Madrid. España
  • Tejedor Torres, J. C; Hospital General de Móstoles. Madrid. España
  • Sebastián Planas, M; Hospital General de Móstoles. Madrid. España
Pediatr. aten. prim ; 10(37): 89-98, ene.-mar. 2008. tab
Article in Es | IBECS | ID: ibc-68404
Responsible library: ES15.1
Localization: ES15.1 - BNCS
ABSTRACT
El rotavirus es la causa más importante de diarrea en la infancia. En países en vías de desarrollo presenta una gran morbimortalidad, siendo responsable de casi 500.000 muertes en niños menores de 5 años cada año. Por otro lado, en Europa y Norteamérica cerca de la tercera parte de todos los ingresos hospitalarios por gastroenteritis se deben a este microorganismo. La infección por rotavirus afecta prácticamente a la totalidad de los niños hasta los 5 años de edad, aunque las formas graves de la enfermedad ocurren sobre todo entre los 3 meses y los 3 años. El virus aparece en altas concentraciones en las heces de los niños enfermos y tiene una gran capacidad de transmisión entre individuos. La carga de la enfermedad y el costo social y económico son muy elevados, alcanzando los 1.600 euros por cada ingreso. En 2006 se han comercializado en nuestro país dos nuevas vacunas orales. Ambas demuestran un muy buen perfil de seguridad y una elevada eficacia en la prevención de enfermedad grave, deshidratación y hospitalizaciones por gastroenteritis en población infantil
ABSTRACT
Rotavirus is a major cause of diarrhoea in childhood. It shows an enormous morbidity and mortality in developing countries, being responsible for approximately half a million deaths per year among children aged less than five years. In the other hand in Europe and United States of America nearly one third of admissions by gastroenteritis are due to this microorganism. Rotavirus infects almost all infants by the age of five years, although severe disease appears almost always in children of three to thirty-six months. Rotavirus appears in high concentrations in the stools of infected children having an increasing capacity of transmission person to person. Burden of the disease and its social and economic cost are extremely high reaching one thousand and six hundred euros by each hospitalization. Two new oral vaccines have been commercialized in our country last year. Both of them report an excellent profile of security and a high efficacy in the prevention of severe disease, dehydration and admissions to hospital because of gastroenteritis in the childhood population (AU)
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Collection: National databases / Spain Health context: SDG3 - Health and Well-Being / Neglected Diseases / SDG3 - Target 3.3 End transmission of communicable diseases / SDG3 - Target 3.2 Reduce avoidable death in newborns and children under 5 Health problem: Target 3.3: End transmission of communicable diseases / Target 3.2: Reduce avoidable death in newborns and children under 5 / Diarrhea / Neglected Diseases / Diarrhoeal Infections / Infections Database: IBECS Main subject: Rotavirus Infections / Rotavirus Vaccines / Diarrhea, Infantile Limits: Female / Humans / Infant / Male Language: Spanish Journal: Pediatr. aten. prim Year: 2008 Document type: Article Institution/Affiliation country: CS Dr. Trueta/España / CS Navas del Rey/España / Hospital General de Móstoles/España
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Collection: National databases / Spain Health context: SDG3 - Health and Well-Being / Neglected Diseases / SDG3 - Target 3.3 End transmission of communicable diseases / SDG3 - Target 3.2 Reduce avoidable death in newborns and children under 5 Health problem: Target 3.3: End transmission of communicable diseases / Target 3.2: Reduce avoidable death in newborns and children under 5 / Diarrhea / Neglected Diseases / Diarrhoeal Infections / Infections Database: IBECS Main subject: Rotavirus Infections / Rotavirus Vaccines / Diarrhea, Infantile Limits: Female / Humans / Infant / Male Language: Spanish Journal: Pediatr. aten. prim Year: 2008 Document type: Article Institution/Affiliation country: CS Dr. Trueta/España / CS Navas del Rey/España / Hospital General de Móstoles/España
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