Epidemiology study of pediatric primary intussusception aged ≤24 months in pre-rotavirus vaccine era of Jinan, China.

CONCLUSION: This retrospective study provides baseline information of incidence, epidemiologyand clinical characteristics of pediatric primary intussusception in Jinan City during 2011-2016 before the introduction of rotavirus vaccine. It will be important for evaluating safety of rotavirus vaccine if it will be introduced to the routine immunization program in China.
PMID: 30770223 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Vaccine - February 12, 2019 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Zhang T, Cui L, Geng X, Yu X, Zhang J Tags: Vaccine Source Type: research