Abstract Title
Norovirus in acute gastro-enteritis in children
Presenter
Claudio F Lanata, Instituto de Investigación Nutricional
Co-Author(s)
Alejandra Ingunza(1), Luis M. Franchi(1), Rubelio Cornejo(1), Ana I. Gil(1), Lucie Ecker(1), Eddie Bartlett(2), Anna Montmayeur(2), Jan Vinjé(2), Claudio F. Lanata(1,3).
1 Instituto de Investigación Nutricional, Lima, Peru.
2 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, USA.
3 Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN, USA.
Abstract Category
Epidemology
Abstract
Background: The burden of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) associated with norovirus mod/severe requiring medical attention at emergency rooms (ER) is an important indicator to justify a norovirus vaccine introduction. We did a one-year prospective surveillance study at the ER of 3 major hospitals in Lima, Peru, a country with high rotavirus vaccine coverage.
Methods: Children
Methods: Children