Rotavirus gastroenteritis in Indian children < 5 years hospitalized for diarrhoea, 2012 to 2016.
Sidhartha GiriNayana P NairAnn MathewB ManoharAnna SimonTejinder SinghS Suresh KumarM A MathewSudhir BabjiRashmi AroraC P Girish KumarS VenkatasubramanianSanjay MehendaleMohan D GupteGagandeep KangPublished in: BMC public health (2019)
The study highlights the high prevalence of rotavirus gastroenteritis in India and the diversity of rotavirus genotypes across different geographical regions. Pre- vaccine surveillance data is necessary to evaluate the potential change in admission rates for gastroenteritis and circulating rotavirus genotypes after vaccine introduction, thus assessing impact.